tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4462574517514753603.comments2023-04-13T10:48:37.168+01:00The Capuchin Classics BlogDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14049878716049714811noreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4462574517514753603.post-21881548041590361382011-04-15T22:04:46.323+01:002011-04-15T22:04:46.323+01:00Here is my review of the SAKI which completely bow...Here is my review of the SAKI which completely bowled me over. Please note that I have mentioned Capuchin several times. Another gem<br /><br />http://randomjottings.typepad.com/random_jottings_of_an_ope/2011/04/the-unbearable-bassington-saki.htmlElainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17739410242766153431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4462574517514753603.post-37150428240946336242011-04-13T22:06:23.126+01:002011-04-13T22:06:23.126+01:00I am sorry to say that I am also reading the Pengu...I am sorry to say that I am also reading the Penguin edition! Have just started it and already am quite beguiled by its style. When I review, I shall link to CapuchinElainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17739410242766153431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4462574517514753603.post-46496804005082262782011-03-21T16:49:57.339+00:002011-03-21T16:49:57.339+00:00Glad to see the blog is back in townGlad to see the blog is back in townAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4462574517514753603.post-58699987044243503502011-03-18T21:09:12.937+00:002011-03-18T21:09:12.937+00:00It sounds kind of exciting David, but get those bo...It sounds kind of exciting David, but get those books out! My wish list is littered with Capuchin titles at the moment and I'm keen to turn wishes into sales:)Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4462574517514753603.post-83829516978416348072011-02-28T17:43:32.241+00:002011-02-28T17:43:32.241+00:00I'm particularly excited about Capuchins list ...I'm particularly excited about Capuchins list this year, lots of things to look forward to including this which I can't wait to read.Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4462574517514753603.post-59731412670437127612010-12-18T06:46:39.457+00:002010-12-18T06:46:39.457+00:00Just to let you know that there is a new, revised,...Just to let you know that there is a new, revised, e-book edition of "Lunch with Elizabeth David", the novel about David, Norman Douglas and Eric Wolton, the boy he took to Calabria. Originally published by Little Brown, it is now available in all e-book formats and can be sampled at http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/29680<br />It is also in the Amazon KIndle store.Bristol Book Publishinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06737723692365861620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4462574517514753603.post-18985171872426643432010-12-05T20:34:32.321+00:002010-12-05T20:34:32.321+00:00I like the 'Mind the step' sign at the top...I like the 'Mind the step' sign at the top of the display. Were the booksellers at Hodges Figgis worried that customers would be so entralled with this lovely display that they would not look where they were going and subsequently trip? If so, I don't blame them :o)A Bookish Spacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15352870732457077916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4462574517514753603.post-19244965896578018682010-11-21T12:51:25.646+00:002010-11-21T12:51:25.646+00:00I've always passed these books over - feel I m...I've always passed these books over - feel I might need to go and have a proper look now this post being the final straw...Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4462574517514753603.post-37309283325565842682010-11-09T22:43:50.071+00:002010-11-09T22:43:50.071+00:00An archaic word for foreplay, 'firkytoodling&#...An archaic word for foreplay, 'firkytoodling', has a certain charm.JRSMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430775461763521797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4462574517514753603.post-12131317173621848462010-10-25T22:05:10.497+01:002010-10-25T22:05:10.497+01:00Thanks for posting this - such an interesting arti...Thanks for posting this - such an interesting article. It is nice to get an insight into decisions around cover designs, as I must admit that covers of books are an important part of my book buying decisions.A Bookish Spacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15352870732457077916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4462574517514753603.post-67781328067250691502010-10-17T17:58:59.379+01:002010-10-17T17:58:59.379+01:00What an eye-catching display.What an eye-catching display.A Bookish Spacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15352870732457077916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4462574517514753603.post-83971101501257383332010-10-13T00:08:36.692+01:002010-10-13T00:08:36.692+01:00Wonderful! More, please.Wonderful! More, please.JRSMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430775461763521797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4462574517514753603.post-45398389165959611252010-09-22T14:02:53.140+01:002010-09-22T14:02:53.140+01:00Many, many thanks for the post and the link!Many, many thanks for the post and the link!Cristinahttp://bronteblog.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4462574517514753603.post-32169374896485915952010-08-15T21:16:50.140+01:002010-08-15T21:16:50.140+01:00I agree with Hannah above about the merits of Ange...I agree with Hannah above about the merits of Angela Landel's drawings, which I also adore. I'm looking forward to the addition of covers by Candida Thring. The cover for The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde really reflects the mood of the novel!A Bookish Spacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15352870732457077916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4462574517514753603.post-66619794870094646862010-08-11T18:34:55.307+01:002010-08-11T18:34:55.307+01:00I really love Angela Landel's drawings but thi...I really love Angela Landel's drawings but this looks equally striking especially for the book in question. Looking forward to seeing more. <br /><br />HannahHannah Stonehamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11139146341592918233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4462574517514753603.post-23633723288457235812010-06-15T19:15:06.867+01:002010-06-15T19:15:06.867+01:00It says that the Capuchin Classics are "Books...It says that the Capuchin Classics are "Books to Keep Alive". This is regarding the second round of Saki.P. Ropeciahttp://www.puliego.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4462574517514753603.post-24244843644691595372010-06-09T11:07:08.121+01:002010-06-09T11:07:08.121+01:00My love of Saki's style and powerful insight w...My love of Saki's style and powerful insight was always tempered with a slight wariness that he must have been an embittered cynic if real life - most likely a deeply unpleasant person. But this does not tally with his peculiar death wish in needlessly joining up for the pretty fruitless slaughter in the WWI trenches. Must get a biography...Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02017795592032244108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4462574517514753603.post-39147500547711995812010-06-09T11:07:08.120+01:002010-06-09T11:07:08.120+01:00My love of Saki's style and powerful insight w...My love of Saki's style and powerful insight was always tempered with a slight wariness that he must have been an embittered cynic if real life - most likely a deeply unpleasant person. But this does not tally with his peculiar death wish in needlessly joining up for the pretty fruitless slaughter in the WWI trenches. Must get a biography...Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02017795592032244108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4462574517514753603.post-70247197261339652952010-06-08T18:39:34.261+01:002010-06-08T18:39:34.261+01:00I love Saki and his short stories make such wonder...I love Saki and his short stories make such wonderful "handbag reading" for buses and tubes and waiting at stations etc -Hannah Stonehamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11139146341592918233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4462574517514753603.post-15763530290127122222010-06-06T20:14:50.871+01:002010-06-06T20:14:50.871+01:00I've never read any Saki but that excerpt soun...I've never read any Saki but that excerpt sounds wonderful!A Bookish Spacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15352870732457077916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4462574517514753603.post-14285929089081648112010-06-03T18:32:21.953+01:002010-06-03T18:32:21.953+01:00I would really like to attend one year too, althou...I would really like to attend one year too, although I have never even been there - so you are one up on me there. Might have a word with my husband about that one!Hannah Stonehamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11139146341592918233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4462574517514753603.post-80357113563832864212010-06-02T17:31:01.304+01:002010-06-02T17:31:01.304+01:00Sounds very interesting and this is certainly not ...Sounds very interesting and this is certainly not the first favourable review that i have come across. i live just outsdie Paris so am particuarly interested! Thanks for sharing<br /><br />HannahHannah Stonehamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11139146341592918233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4462574517514753603.post-29264297053475418122010-05-29T18:04:00.478+01:002010-05-29T18:04:00.478+01:00Oh these look gorgeous! And yes, I am also most e...Oh these look gorgeous! And yes, I am also most excited by Peking Pincic. I look forward to hearing your thoughts on these.A Bookish Spacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15352870732457077916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4462574517514753603.post-19559643150879635332010-05-24T18:11:59.586+01:002010-05-24T18:11:59.586+01:00Although I would only buy an ebook, I'm a suck...Although I would only buy an ebook, I'm a sucker for the old leather-bound editions,<br />such as this one from 1933 in brown leather http://tiny.cc/a8szs<br /><br />I'd also be tempted by this full crimson morocco from 1931, http://tiny.cc/9x2v5<br /><br />But your illustration is the most evocative. I do hate those reproductions of famous portraits, so misleading to the character's true nature.kejiahttp://twitter.com/kejia32noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4462574517514753603.post-6447862193716266382010-05-01T20:23:40.618+01:002010-05-01T20:23:40.618+01:00There is an interesting gallery on the Guardian we...There is an interesting gallery on the Guardian website about the various covers of Wuthering Weights: http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/gallery/2009/jul/06/wuthering-heights-covers-emily-bronte?picture=349846794. Like in your post there are atmospheric scnery scenes and images of Cathy.A Bookish Spacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15352870732457077916noreply@blogger.com