Membro: KayCliff

Hi,
we do seem to have a lot of interests in common. Brahms/Simon JL Carr and Dornford Yates! You can't possibly be in your 70's too.

Anyway, I'm glad the bo0k cover was useful and hope the film is well received.
regards
Philip

publicado por Gateaupain às 10:26 am (EST) em Jul 19, 2009

Hazel,

I wondered who had beaten me to all the Barbara Pym common knowledge entries. Now I know. Vis à vis your question regarding what tasks you might do as a member of the Virago group. We chat a lot - a fair amount of nonsense and joking. In terms of work, we do the following: we have an official list (there's a link in one of the threads) for all of the Virago Modern Classics and their original numbering. The British editions of the early Viragoes listed these numbers in the actual books. The American editions did not. A number of these books are no longer in print nor does Virago (which has changed ownership several times) keep a backlist on its website. We are in the process of entering book descriptions from the back covers of the original Viragoes (the ones with the green spines and lovely paintings) into the LT Common Knowledge fields. We have currently accomplished this task for about 300 of the original VMCs. We also have a spreadsheet on Google Doc in which we keep track of our progress and make emendations to the list. If you contact Christina (christiguc), she will be happy to register you for access to the Google spreadsheet. Other "work" includes keeping an eye out for particular Viragoes that different members covet (mostly the original green spine Viragoes). Many of us are inveterate library/jumble sale book shoppers. Whenever we find a bargain Virago, we buy it. If the book is one we already own, we list it on the duplicates thread (now at Part III I think). If someone wants it, we send it off. We don't charge one another as what goes round comes round so to speak. I have received Viragoes from five countries now. This activity is not required nor expected of group members. One does it if one feels like it. A number of us try to meet with other members when we travel. We're a pretty safe lot. We also keep one another apprized of any news related to Virago or Virago authors. Additionally, we discuss other authors who might be of interest to lovers of Viragoes. Quite a few of belong to the Persephone Readers forum, NYRB, etc. Authors we enjoy include Barbara Pym and Margery Sharp. Currently Kate O’Brien has a a number of us entranced.

Ciao,
Mary

P. S. Are you familiar with Annabel Davis-Goff? If you like Molly Keane, you might like Davis-Goff. She has published a number of novels about the Anglo-Irish gentry.

publicado por urania1 às 10:21 am (EST) em Oct 25, 2008

Hi

Just a note to say I enjoyed your review of Pale Fire. It was succint but gave a real flavour of the book.

It is on my list of books to be read, and I have been tracking reviews, and mentions on the various LT threads. I just needed a final push and i think your review did the trick.

publicado por zenomax às 2:29 pm (EST) em Aug 16, 2008

Hazel,
I too am new to Librarything (other than starting to add my books).
No Graham wasn't on my tour but the work he does is extensive in Nagaland and we were welcomed with open arms. Still a harsh existence living in the jungles and earning a living. We were fortunate enough to see some traditional Naga dancing and singing and managed to get around all the battlefield sites - awe inspring especially the tennis court at Kohima.
I have not read any other books by Graham so I'm not sure of your last question.
Kind regards,
Jon

publicado por Tofrek às 4:12 am (EST) em Aug 12, 2008