The Book Trunk

This site is dedicated to my grandmother, who ran away from her Norwegian home in 1915 and arrived in England with nothing but a trunk full of books.

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Showing posts with label Virago Modern Classic. Show all posts

Showing posts with label Virago Modern Classic. Show all posts

Wednesday, 19 August 2015

Frost in May

Virago Modern Classic Number 1: This is the 1991 edition, with an introduction by Elizabeth Bowen. The cover shows a detail from Girl ...

Saturday, 8 August 2015

Tears, Lies - and Ice Cream!

My 1990 edition of A Little Love, A little Learning. The cover shows Weisse Vase Mit Heidekraut by Oskar Moll. The year Aunt Hat ca...

Wednesday, 24 June 2015

More Oxfam Goodies

Just look what I found in the Oxfam shop! This… And this… I do love book hunting, especially when I strike literary gold! ...

Wednesday, 4 March 2015

The Dud Avocado

I had high hopes of The Dud Avocado , by Elaine Dundy , which I bought because it is a Virago Modern Classic, and because the blurb on t...

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