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pdurrant · 07-01-2024, 04:06 PM

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A Fatal Flying Affair and Rotten to the Core by T. E. Kinsey are the 7th and 8th in his Lady Hardcastle series, and were the expected cozy murder mysteries.

Which brings me up to date!

And then I read Murder in Canton, a Judge Dee mystery by Robert Van Gulik.

And now I'm reading The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle, which is currently just £0.99 at Amazon UK.

John F · 07-03-2024, 07:34 AM

I'm reading Trying to Save Piggy Sneed by John Irving. I know it has been out for a long time, but I thought it was non-fiction; it has some fiction short stories.

alansplace · 07-06-2024, 07:35 PM

Just completed reading a new one by Stephen King, 'You Like It Darker: Stories'. Not a novel, but a collection of short fiction written by King. Was GREAT!

mlewis78 · 07-06-2024, 10:49 PM

I am reading Life at the Dakota by Stephen Birmingham (1979) on my kindle. The Dakota is the building at 1 West 72nd Street in Manhattan.

pdurrant · Yesterday, 02:29 AM

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And now I'm reading The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle, which is currently just £0.99 at Amazon UK.

Which was an interesting fantasy. Very much NOT a standard Tolkin-esque fantasy. I'm not sure it's quite to my taste, but it was very well done.

Then I read Penric and the Bandit by Lois McMaster Bujold - a delight, as always.

And I followed that with An Act of Foul Play by T E Kinsey, the ninth in his Lady Hardcastle mysteries, and the expected cozy murder mystery.

And now I'm reading The Joy and Light Bus Company by Alexander McCall Smith, the 22nd(!) in his No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series.

JSWolf · Yesterday, 06:07 PM

I'm currently reading No Time Like the Past by Jodi Taylor. It's the 5th book in the Chronicles of St Mary's series. There are also a lot of short stores/novellas intersperced with the novels. It's an excellent series.

Apache · Yesterday, 08:01 PM

I just finished all four of Camilla Trinchieri's Tuscan Mystery Series. I enjoyed this series. TI liked the characters, and the food made me salivate.

1. Murder in Chianti
2. The Bitter Taste of Murder
3. Murder on the Vine
4. The Road to Murder

Apache

alansplace · Yesterday, 08:54 PM

I just began reading 'Fairy Tale' by Stephen King.

fantasyfan · Today, 07:50 AM

I would recommend:

English Letters of the XVIII Century

Edited by James Aitken

This 185 page collection has much to recommend it. James Aitken was a Scottish Presbyterian cleric who spent a good bit of his career in New Zealand. He retired to Guildford and there he published this little selection of 18th century letters. He died in 1951.

Aitken opens with a brief but useful introduction placing the art of letter writing in its historical context. Then follows a selection of letters from fourteen authors. Each is given an introduction which generally informs the reader of the recipient, date and background of the letter. The selection includes letters from the following:

Alexander Pope, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, Joseph Addison, Mrs Delaney, Rev. Patrick Delaney, James Thomson, Samuel Johnson, Horace Walpole, William Cowper, Fanny Burney, Edmund Burke, William Blake, Charles Lamb, and George Gordon Noel, Lord Byron.

Aiken does well in his selections choosing topics which reveal the personalities and interests of the writers. Perhaps more basic information of the particulars of the political and social events could have been provided in footnotes. For instance, Fanny Burney mentions seeing “the Irish Giant”. The reference is to Charles Byrne who toured Scotland and England in the 1870s. He was advertised as being eight feet tall and was quite a success. Mrs Delaney in Dublin makes reference to some political activity which is never explained and Horace Walpole mentions the attempt of the Young Pretender to take the throne. He also refers to problems with America which are not made clear. Some footnotes would help.

Personally, I enjoyed the letters by Lady Mary Wortley Montagu especially interesting. She was a proto-feminist who has been called the Comet of the 18th century and was one of the most sophisticated persons of the age. Charles Lamb writes in a very engaging style quite different to that used in his famous essays. Of course Samuel Johnson is represented by his angry and contemptuous “Letter to Lord Chesterfield” but there is also the sweet gentle letter to his little six year old Godchild.
This short book contains a great deal of pleasure and is an engaging trip to the 18th Century.

So far as I know, there is no ebook available but it can be obtained as a second-hand Pelican paperback from ABE or Biblio.

07-06-2024, 07:35 PM	#31863
alansplace Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,892 Karma: 464403178 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: 33.9388° N, 117.2716° W Device: Kindles K-2, K-KB, PW 1 & 2, Voyage, Fire 2, 5 & HD 8, Surface 3, iPad	You Like It Darker: Stories by Stephen King Just completed reading a new one by Stephen King, 'You Like It Darker: Stories'. Not a novel, but a collection of short fiction written by King. Was GREAT! Last edited by alansplace; 07-06-2024 at 08:01 PM.

Yesterday, 08:54 PM	#31868
alansplace Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,892 Karma: 464403178 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: 33.9388° N, 117.2716° W Device: Kindles K-2, K-KB, PW 1 & 2, Voyage, Fire 2, 5 & HD 8, Surface 3, iPad	Fairy Tale by Stephen King I just began reading 'Fairy Tale' by Stephen King.

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John F Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,283 Karma: 65432101 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Kobo Glo HD	I'm reading Trying to Save Piggy Sneed by John Irving. I know it has been out for a long time, but I thought it was non-fiction; it has some fiction short stories.

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fantasyfan Wizard Posts: 1,373 Karma: 26915798 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Ireland Device: Kindle Oasis 3, 4G, iPad Air 2, iPhone IE	I would recommend: English Letters of the XVIII Century Edited by James Aitken This 185 page collection has much to recommend it. James Aitken was a Scottish Presbyterian cleric who spent a good bit of his career in New Zealand. He retired to Guildford and there he published this little selection of 18th century letters. He died in 1951. Aitken opens with a brief but useful introduction placing the art of letter writing in its historical context. Then follows a selection of letters from fourteen authors. Each is given an introduction which generally informs the reader of the recipient, date and background of the letter. The selection includes letters from the following: Alexander Pope, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, Joseph Addison, Mrs Delaney, Rev. Patrick Delaney, James Thomson, Samuel Johnson, Horace Walpole, William Cowper, Fanny Burney, Edmund Burke, William Blake, Charles Lamb, and George Gordon Noel, Lord Byron. Aiken does well in his selections choosing topics which reveal the personalities and interests of the writers. Perhaps more basic information of the particulars of the political and social events could have been provided in footnotes. For instance, Fanny Burney mentions seeing “the Irish Giant”. The reference is to Charles Byrne who toured Scotland and England in the 1870s. He was advertised as being eight feet tall and was quite a success. Mrs Delaney in Dublin makes reference to some political activity which is never explained and Horace Walpole mentions the attempt of the Young Pretender to take the throne. He also refers to problems with America which are not made clear. Some footnotes would help. Personally, I enjoyed the letters by Lady Mary Wortley Montagu especially interesting. She was a proto-feminist who has been called the Comet of the 18th century and was one of the most sophisticated persons of the age. Charles Lamb writes in a very engaging style quite different to that used in his famous essays. Of course Samuel Johnson is represented by his angry and contemptuous “Letter to Lord Chesterfield” but there is also the sweet gentle letter to his little six year old Godchild. This short book contains a great deal of pleasure and is an engaging trip to the 18th Century. So far as I know, there is no ebook available but it can be obtained as a second-hand Pelican paperback from ABE or Biblio.