Gerald Durrell turned into an excellent author, also. Our family read My Family and Other Animals after watching The Durrells of Corfu on PBS. Now I'll have to try something by Lawrence.
Pleasant surprise to see Durrell talked about. Rare thing on booktube or even in my personal life. Unusual English writing style. If one didn't know one would think he was Latin American. I was surprised one day while reading historian Forrest Macdonald's memoir that the Alexandrian Quartet was a favorite. Didn't expect to hear that from an Alexander Hamilton and early Republic historian.
Yes, I get the sense that nobody much talks about Durrell anymore. And yet his books remain in print, so there must be an audience out there. I can confirm that academic discussion of his work is close to nil. His books don't get assigned. It's odd how many good writers have fallen down the memory hole, especially post World War II authors. I want to make a video about this some day.
I read and loved Vanity Fair years ago in college. Now about once a month I have an urge to reread..But you also mentioned the Alexandria Quartet. I don’t remember much at all of the story, but I do remember being consumed by it. That is closer at hand, so Justine wins.
Kipling's Kim is excellent, but I preferred Captains Courageous, a masterly coming of age novel, and Puck of Pook's Hill (this story cycle takes in lots of British history and is full of magic and poetry). Just finished Alien Hearts by Maupassant and First Love by Turgenev, and am currently reading Nerval, an old Grove Press of Sylvie, Emilie, and Aurelia. Full of beautiful moments.
Gerald Durrell turned into an excellent author, also. Our family read My Family and Other Animals after watching The Durrells of Corfu on PBS. Now I'll have to try something by Lawrence.
Yes, I haven’t tried a Gerald book yet, but I come across them often when browsing.
Wow, that copy of Vanity Fair is a fantastic find! 😍
It really is!
I read Vacuum Diagrams once a year. It is one of my favorite books.
Glad you like it! Would you recommend any other Baxter books?
Pleasant surprise to see Durrell talked about. Rare thing on booktube or even in my personal life. Unusual English writing style. If one didn't know one would think he was Latin American. I was surprised one day while reading historian Forrest Macdonald's memoir that the Alexandrian Quartet was a favorite. Didn't expect to hear that from an Alexander Hamilton and early Republic historian.
Yes, I get the sense that nobody much talks about Durrell anymore. And yet his books remain in print, so there must be an audience out there. I can confirm that academic discussion of his work is close to nil. His books don't get assigned. It's odd how many good writers have fallen down the memory hole, especially post World War II authors. I want to make a video about this some day.
I read and loved Vanity Fair years ago in college. Now about once a month I have an urge to reread..But you also mentioned the Alexandria Quartet. I don’t remember much at all of the story, but I do remember being consumed by it. That is closer at hand, so Justine wins.
I’m curious to hear how it goes with the reread!
Kipling's Kim is excellent, but I preferred Captains Courageous, a masterly coming of age novel, and Puck of Pook's Hill (this story cycle takes in lots of British history and is full of magic and poetry).
Just finished Alien Hearts by Maupassant and First Love by Turgenev, and am currently reading Nerval, an old Grove Press of Sylvie, Emilie, and Aurelia. Full of beautiful moments.
Thanks for the comment! I have Captains Courageious in an Educator Classics library edition. Maybe I'll give that a try soon.