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Category Archives: Dickens
I’m moving
Hello readers and friends– My site is moving, but will be the same, with a new address. Look for me at www.booksandbuttons.com. You’ll see my usual page with a row of books at the top. And there is a new … Continue reading
Posted in art, book club, book club meeting, book illustration, book list, book review, books, Bookshelves, buttons, clutter, crafts, Dickens, fashion, flea market, garage sale, knitting, literary birthdays, literature, London, Nancy Drew, New York City, Paris, piano music, poetry, puzzle, sewing, Summer Reading List, thrift shop, travel
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Book Review: Smith by Leon Garfield
Smith, the story of a pickpocket, was written by Leon Garfield (1921-1996). Garfield wrote over 50 novels, most of them classified as children’s literature, although many reviewers acknowledge an interest by adult readers as well. Garfield wrote the book in … Continue reading
Posted in book review, books, Dickens, literature, London
Tagged children's literature, Leon Garfield, London, mosaic economy, pickpocket, Smith
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The Books I Bought in St. Louis
When you visit antique shops looking for buttons, which I did in St. Louis, you’re bound to trip across some books even when that’s not your search object. I found a strange assortment you might think. The little magazines are … Continue reading
Posted in books, Dickens
Tagged Christopher Morley, David Copperfield, Jack and Jill, John Austen, Pipefuls, The Heritage Club, Walter Jack Duncan
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Packing for London April 2013
I am leaving for London tomorrow! Two weeks! I’m all packed and everything fits, if I don’t take any shoes with me . . . I’ve made lists of what I’d definitely like to do, what I want to do, … Continue reading
Happy Birthday, Charles Dickens!
Charles Dickens was born February 7, 1812. We’re still reading his books 201 years later. What a treasure, what fun.
A Reading by Dickens
What is more Christmas-y than Dickens? I had the pleasure of going to a reading by the great-great grandson of Charles Dickens last night. His name is Gerald Charles Dickens and is an actor by profession. It was held at … Continue reading
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Tagged A Christmas Carol, Byers Choice, Gerald Charles Dickens
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