Saturday 7 July 2018

Shells...


"Shells from the Sands of Time".  Isn't that a wonderful title.  Published in 1876 it was a selection of non-fiction essays and a couple of ghost stories by the wife of Bulwer Lytton.

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  1. I often wonder how many literary treasures are lost in time.

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    1. So do I. Occasionally one is lucky enough to find one.

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  2. I had no idea his wife was a writer. That cover is in a handsome old style.

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  3. That is a lovely title, i wonder if the stories and wisdom in the essays have stood that test of time.

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  4. A wonderful and intriguing book cover. Where did you find this book?

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  5. Well it has to be one of the more unusual titles for works of fiction. The sort of title one would have wished to have dreamed up.

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  6. It looks like a beautiful book. I wonder why the title though? Perhaps it relates to something in one of the essays or stories... I like many of the old book titles, they don't read as if they were made up by a PR company!

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    1. Your last sentence sums up how I feel, Jenny.

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  7. This was my first attempt at doing a blog posting and checking comments from my phone. Successful but I couldn't tell how big the picture was and have yet yo check that on the laptop.

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  8. That looks like a really interesting book...love the cover and I really love ghost stories too...a good find!

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  9. Intriguing book cover. The picture looks fine on a bigger screen and is clickable to enlarge.

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