Sunday, December 7, 2014

Books At Christmas Part III: For the Anglophile


Books for Your Friend Who Dreams of England
She takes her tea in a Staffordshire cup every afternoon at half past four.  She set her alarm at two in the morning to watch Kate Middleton marry her prince.  The rooms of Pemberley and Thornfield Hall are as familiar to her as her own.  She thinks Branwell Bronte was misunderstood, Jane Austen was hilarious, and Virginia Woolf was a genius.  She has a rather unfortunate crush on Stephen Fry and never misses an episode of Doc Martin. Christmas at her house is a Dickensian delight and she’ll be enthralled with any one of these books.  Just click on the photo to see more.

Christmas at Thompson Hall
and Other Christmas Stories
by Anthony Trollope


At Home With Jane Austen
by Kim Wilson

A Literary Christmas
 An Anthology from The British Library

The Drawing Room
English Country House Decoration
by Jeremy Musson

Her Majesty 
by Christopher Warwick

English Puddings
Sweet and Savory
by Mary Norwak

The Stories of Jane Gardam
by Jane Gardam

Penelope Fitzgerald:   A Life
by Hermione Lee

The Queen's Houses
by Alan Titchmarch

Still to come:
Children's Books
Books for the Man in Your Life
Books for Your Best Friend
and Books for You!
xo

13 comments:

  1. I like the look of all these books, Pamela. Living here - and loving it - makes me an Anglophile I suppose - certainly I cannot image ever wishing to live anywhere else.

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  2. Dear Pamela,
    I want them all -particularly the Christmas stories from the British Library.
    Claudia says Waddeston is all decked out for the season - and very pretty!
    Happy reading.

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  3. Pamela,
    This is perfect. I'm always eager to read anything British. I'm looking forward to your children's selection.
    xo,
    Karen

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  4. I was rather hoping "English Eccentric" by Ros Byam Shaw might be on your list. I haven't seen a copy yet, but am tempted by the cover alone and the reviews by the people who get this style.

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  5. Poor friend. To have a crush on Stephen Fry is rather more than unfortunate.

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  6. The Queen's Houses sounds like a wonderful idea !!!
    Love you & happy holidays to all ....

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  7. I just purchased the Trollope book and it's sitting on my bedside table waiting for a relaxing evening. Great selections.

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  8. I am not an anglophile and I'm d-r-o-o-l-i-n-g over some of these books!

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  9. Well, Pamela, you have described me exactly in your first paragraph! I love this list. And will be ordering most of the titles. Thanks for giving me so many good ideas! xxoo Sunday

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  10. Well, Pamela, you have described me exactly in your first paragraph! I love this list. And will be ordering most of the titles. Thanks for giving me so many good ideas! xxoo Sunday

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  11. A jolly good list! Here's one more for the Anglophile: http://blog.sarahlaurence.com/2014/09/how-to-speak-brit-by-christopher-j-moore.html

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