I'm a big fan of Anthony Trollope, I read 3 of his novels last year and wrote about the first at great length (https://jacquelinesaville.substack.com/p/reading-my-28th-trollope). I think a lot of the people who bang on about Jane Austen would enjoy him but don't seem to have run across his stuff. He was a great admirer of Jane Austen, which is what finally persuaded me to read Pride and Prejudice a few years ago.
Such a poignant read. As a fellow book collector, it does pass my my mind with increasing frequency what is going to happen to my books ( I don't have children) and suspect they will be the very last things I get rid of!
Thanks Deborah, it’s one from the heart. My dad inherited his uncle’s books 20-odd years ago and some of those have now gone. They’re such memory-filled objects, books. It seems such a shame, but as I said, I don’t have room (neither does Big Brother, who is an even more voracious reader than me) and it would only postpone the problem, as my dad has no grandchildren. I hope your books bring you joy for many years yet.
Oh Deborah ..my thoughts exactly. I do have children and grandchildren but as the ‘mother ship’ is larger than theirs, I don’t think I can hand my ‘library’ over to them unless I do something about it soon …but I am not sure if I want to…just yet!!!
I like many of the authors mentioned. I inherited my Dad’s English, Philosophy and poetry books - he used to be an English Lecturer and taught short story writing. He took us to the library every Saturday as kids. He enjoyed Raymond Chandler and Carver too!
Very late to this, but loved it and its poignancy. And I've the same flat-pack shelves behind me as a type, groaning with books and journals and vinyl records. I wonder what my children will make of them when I'm no longer sitting here.
1. Anthony Trollope mentioned!! I just discovered him a couple years ago and am a huge fan. More people need to discover how wonderful he is.
2. This essay is very poignant.
3. My mom is rabid about getting rid of things. Oh well. It’s her stuff, not mine.
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it.
I'm a big fan of Anthony Trollope, I read 3 of his novels last year and wrote about the first at great length (https://jacquelinesaville.substack.com/p/reading-my-28th-trollope). I think a lot of the people who bang on about Jane Austen would enjoy him but don't seem to have run across his stuff. He was a great admirer of Jane Austen, which is what finally persuaded me to read Pride and Prejudice a few years ago.
Such a poignant read. As a fellow book collector, it does pass my my mind with increasing frequency what is going to happen to my books ( I don't have children) and suspect they will be the very last things I get rid of!
Thanks Deborah, it’s one from the heart. My dad inherited his uncle’s books 20-odd years ago and some of those have now gone. They’re such memory-filled objects, books. It seems such a shame, but as I said, I don’t have room (neither does Big Brother, who is an even more voracious reader than me) and it would only postpone the problem, as my dad has no grandchildren. I hope your books bring you joy for many years yet.
Oh Deborah ..my thoughts exactly. I do have children and grandchildren but as the ‘mother ship’ is larger than theirs, I don’t think I can hand my ‘library’ over to them unless I do something about it soon …but I am not sure if I want to…just yet!!!
I like many of the authors mentioned. I inherited my Dad’s English, Philosophy and poetry books - he used to be an English Lecturer and taught short story writing. He took us to the library every Saturday as kids. He enjoyed Raymond Chandler and Carver too!
That’s a nice inheritance. Some of my earliest memories are of being in the children’s library with my dad :-)
Very late to this, but loved it and its poignancy. And I've the same flat-pack shelves behind me as a type, groaning with books and journals and vinyl records. I wonder what my children will make of them when I'm no longer sitting here.
They’ll probably spark a whole load of memories