tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post1830780816578978164..comments2024-03-28T07:26:40.144-07:00Comments on Coastal Horizons... <i>books, beaches, and backroad adventures</i>: Looking Back - My Dear CassandraLeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08345657431432380804noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-6268400609498898682016-02-08T17:25:04.876-08:002016-02-08T17:25:04.876-08:00You might enjoy this one, Nancy. As far as collect...You might enjoy this one, Nancy. As far as collections of letters, I did so love 84, Charing Cross Road, but it wasn't about a famous author... Wonder why that one was so much more enjoyable than this one or the one I read of Sylvia Plath's letters. Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345657431432380804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-18901936911745098102016-02-07T12:05:13.460-08:002016-02-07T12:05:13.460-08:00I see others are saying the same thing I was think...I see others are saying the same thing I was thinking: letters can end up being a lot duller than we might anticipate, even though they're written by favorite writers. Having said that, I'm still curious about this book. So many of Jane Austen's letters were destroyed that I'd love a peek into what little remains.Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-75999874199521295782016-02-06T06:02:05.098-08:002016-02-06T06:02:05.098-08:00I think you'd enjoy it, Kay. But as Jenclair m...I think you'd enjoy it, Kay. But as Jenclair mentioned, you might want to read it a little bit at a time. I think I'll do this with the Julia Child book I've had for a few years now. Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345657431432380804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-71130218891748030462016-02-06T06:00:36.179-08:002016-02-06T06:00:36.179-08:00Yes, I agree with you about reading a collection o...Yes, I agree with you about reading a collection of letters in small doses. I read another book, many years ago, with Sylvia Plath's letters to her family. Very interesting at times, yet a bit dull, as well. Definitely the sort of book one should read over the course of many months. Letters of Note sounds like an entertaining read, especially since it covers more than just one person's correspondences. Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345657431432380804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-32178425598724328492016-02-05T06:30:56.152-08:002016-02-05T06:30:56.152-08:00Oh, that sounds lovely. I'll have to make not...Oh, that sounds lovely. I'll have to make note of it and see if my library has a copy. Probably not one I'd keep, but one I'd like to flip through and sample.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495669354860191042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-66278676513885550112016-02-05T05:32:20.369-08:002016-02-05T05:32:20.369-08:00Getting a glimpse into a person's life is alwa...Getting a glimpse into a person's life is always interesting, but sometimes only in small doses. Most letters are ordinary, so personal to the time and place, and I can see that you might get a little tired of reading an entire book of them. Letters of Note included one of Jane's letters that I really loved. The second sentence: "I believe I drank too much wine last night at Hurstbourne...." It was full of catty remarks about the other people who attended the affair. If anyone had read her observations, she would have been blacklisted from all future parties! jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.com