Gone to the pictures
Today’s Blogliner:
Although there are more books in print than any one person could read in several lifetimes, is there one book currently out of print that you would like to see published again? Tell us why.
I was a voracious reader as a child, often borrowing the maximum amount every two or three days. And being blessed with a poor memory means that I can quite happily read books time and time again. One book that stands out is Gone to the Pictures by Hilda Lewis. Set in England in the early 1900s, then moving to the early days of Hollywood, it was the story of one woman’s involvement in silent films. I was captivated. I’ve since tried to get hold of a copy and was offered one by an online book dealer (I’ve no idea now why I didn’t follow up on it) but this has prompted me to go have another look.
I also loved the books of Nevil Shute, A Town Like Alice and The Chequer Board. Highly, highy recommended. I’ve just checked Amazon UK and they’re all still in print - you can even buy The Chequer Board for as little as 1p. Once I’ve finished this book, I think I’ll take a trip up to the attic and have a trip down memory lane.
July 5th, 2004 16:00
I wish Mrs. Mike by Nancy Freedman was still in publication. I read it when I was 13 and loved it…and now I can’t find a copy for my own daughter to read. Yes, Mrs. Mike. I want that one.
July 5th, 2004 16:20
RE: Blogs - 12
1. RE: Blogs is a day late due to the holidays and the one too many Marguritas had by it’s author on Sunday…..speaking of which, have you ever blogged while intoxicated? Was the outcome really funny? Or really pathetic?
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July 5th, 2004 16:27
Karan, it sounds like a great book, but have you checked? It seems to be still available on Amazon and for just $0.01 at the Marketplace.
July 5th, 2004 19:44
Anything by Stella Gibbons other than the excellent Cold Comfort Farm - which is her only book currently in print. A few months ago on Radio 4’s Open book they said the reason why was that during WW2 a warehouse containing her stock was blown up and they weren’t reprinted :(
So I am currently chasing her down via the net :)
July 5th, 2004 20:45
The Practical Princess by Jay Williams and illustrated by Friso Henstra,
Mr. Pine’s Purple House written and illustrated by Leo Kessler,
The Butterfly Ball and Grasshopper’s Feast with poems by William Plomer and illustrations by Alan Aldridge, sprung from the original poem by William Roscoe…
because i’d like my kids to love them as much as i did.
July 6th, 2004 09:51
The less popular novels of Rider Haggars, Dumas (Père et fils), Captain Marryat and Rafael Sabatini. As you can see, I am a swashbuckler at heart. I lost many childhood hours in their pages, but regrettably when my grandparents died the books seemed to disappear. I was delighted a few years ago when some of the Sabatini’s were reprinted - Scaramouche and the Sea Hawk, in particular
July 6th, 2004 09:54
that should have been Rider Haggard, doh!
July 10th, 2004 18:23
Daisy:
Go to AddAll.com for books by Hilda Winifred Lewis.
You could buy books by Nevile Shute from Paper Tiger.
All the Best,
Martin Lindeskog - EGO blog.
Gothenburg, Sweden