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RE: Εκεί που τραγουδάνε οι καραβίδες = Where the Crawdads Sing
dagett
2 yrs ago
I'm reading the Crawdads in English but I am currently in Greece :-)
dagett
15 yrs ago
Pfff . . .! Thank you Dunzy, I thought this would go on forever :-)
dagett
15 yrs ago
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61 copies of the wanted book with the Latin title.
It's not possible that none knows it! What clues do you need?
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Guess The Quote. #59
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hint for # 60: The author published a biographie on Machiavelli in 2007
dagett
15 yrs ago
And more text from the book in search:
"I was anxious for anything I might learn - about the parchment, about the verse, even about the Golden Horn itself - because over the previous days I had not discovered very much …
dagett
15 yrs ago
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libraries, bookshops, old tomes . . .
(psst: even the title is bookish!)
dagett
15 yrs ago
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the author of this historical novel was born in Canada, he is alive and writing and he is probably more famous for his non-fiction Renaissance books.
dagett
15 yrs ago
though time setting and "bookishness" might be similar.
dagett
15 yrs ago
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Prague Castle, seen from a distance, was an irregular diadem that perched on the craggy brow of a rock overlooking the wattled rooftops of the Old Town across the river. At dawn its windows glinted in the morning sun, an…
dagett
15 yrs ago
The author was born in Canada
dagett
15 yrs ago
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I'm off now, but I'll return with some hints in the evening :)
dagett
15 yrs ago
the author of this historical mystery is still alive.
dagett
15 yrs ago
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but yes, it's a mystery (some even call it thriller) set in olden times.
dagett
15 yrs ago
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Unfortunately my collection of books written in English is rather small so I'll give this one a try:
My good Sir:
I trust you will forgive the impertinence of a Lady writing to a stranger to make what will seem, I ha…
dagett
15 yrs ago
Thank you, miketroll!
dagett
15 yrs ago
I only know The Quincunx though, I have no idea about his other novels.
dagett
15 yrs ago
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(This is not about a book but about a newsletter I receive. I hope it fits into Book Talk too.)
Is anyone else enjoying Garrison Keillor's daily newsletter "The Writer's Almanac"? I'm totally fond of Garrison Keillor …
dagett
15 yrs ago
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for giving me the confidence to post a little more!
Maybe I'll jump right in and start with a grammar problem that is bothering me since highschool :)
dagett
15 yrs ago
Hi miketroll!
You're right, I'm not a forum regular. When I'm on the forum I'm mostly lurking because I've something like a "post-o-phobia", always feeling a bit uneasy about posting in English. ;-)
Now I even have a t…
dagett
15 yrs ago
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Hi madmadge!
You should have gotten my mail by now. GoryDetails pointed out to me that you're having PM problems.
Thanks for the effort in trying to contact me!
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Any UK bookcrosser and Lush lover wants to help me collect a prize?
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Re: Thanks, Dagett! I collected a prize!
dagett
15 yrs ago
That is great news! Thank you miketroll for venturing boldly to the shop with nothing but a weird password and my word that it might be worth something. ;-)
It's so much fun to be a bookcrosser!
dagett
15 yrs ago
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I solved the riddle of the Lush-Town competition and got 65 answers right. Took me hours but it was fun. :)
Now I know the "Secret code" but as I'm not living in the UK I cant' go to a shop and collect a prize.
So I …
dagett
15 yrs ago
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http://www.leselotte.com/
Nice if you like to read in bed and stay comfortable at the same time :)
Bookrings, Bookrays, and Bookboxes
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Intl bookring: The Unstrung Harp, by Edward Gorey
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Yes please!
dagett
15 yrs ago
I'd like to join please. No mailing restrictions on my side :)
dagett
15 yrs ago
Hi symphonicca! Where are you around these days? It would be nice to have a cup of coffee with you in Vienna :)
PMing you!
