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July 6th, 2009

Mailbox Monday: July 6, 2009

  • Jul. 6th, 2009 at 5:59 AM
Mailbox Monday

If you follow my Mailbox Monday posts, you'll know I collect Virago Modern Classics, works by talented but often little-known woman authors.  I've had pretty good luck finding titles through Paperbackswap.  Not long ago, one of my wish listed titles became available and I entered into a bit of correspondence with the PBS member about the book.  I mentioned that I collect these books, and she threw a bonus VMC into the box.  But that wasn't all.  This PBS member had seen several VMCs in a used bookshop, and offered to do a little shopping for me.  Within a day or two she sent me a list of available titles, and I chose 7 that I needed in my collection.  She bought them, boxed them, and mailed them ... and I sent her some PBS credits in return.  These seven books marked a major milestone:  I now own 101 of the more than 500 published Virago Modern Classics! 

Reaching this milestone required a celebration of sorts:  reorganizing the bookshelf that holds these "enduring works by women novelists" !! 
And a close-up on the 7 books:

Back row, left to right:  The Three Sisters, by May Sinclair; Rumour of Heaven, by Beatrix Lehman; Selected Stories, by Sylvia Townsend Warner
Middle row, left to rightTaking Chances, by M.J. Farrell; The Way Things Are, by E.M.Delafield; Mad Puppetstown, by M.J. Farrell
Front and center, the honorary #100: The Tortoise and the Hare, by Elizabeth Jenkins

If you are a Paperbackswap member, I encourage you to visit this kind member's PBS bookshelf!

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