The Papers of Samuel Marchbanks
Registered by 
haahaahaa98
of Watertown, Massachusetts USA on 7/24/2021
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
haahaahaa98 of Watertown, Massachusetts USA on 7/24/2021 This Book is Currently in the Wild!
2 journalers for this copy...
To be released as part of the Around the World Bookbox - category North America (Canada). I flipped through many of the entries, and they're entirely delightful. Enjoy!
Journal Entry 2 by haahaahaa98 at Around the World, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases on Saturday, July 24, 2021
haahaahaa98 at Around the World, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases on Saturday, July 24, 2021
Released 2 yrs ago (7/24/2021 UTC) at Around the World, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases
CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:
Included in the Around-the-World Bookbox. Enjoy!
I'm claiming this hefty hardcover from the Around the World bookbox. I've read several works by Davies, but somehow had not encountered his "Samuel Marchbanks" columns; this looks hilarious!
Later: Oh, this was fun! Best read in small snippets due to the style, but very entertaining - a kind of quirky 1940s-era Samuel Pepys, jotting down the movies he's seen, the meals he had, the antics of his kitten, and more, with passages that wax poetic or philosophical, and others that are pretty tart.
Not all the items are in the form of diary entries; some are presented as very short essays, "On the Depravity of Bees" or "Of Curative Groaning", etc. [That last one reminded me of Jerome K. Jerome, who would share the author's opinion I suspect.] There's another section framed as answers to letters, for a little more variety. They all include dry humor, comments on the passing of time, changes in Canadian culture, popular stage actors of the day, and more. Very entertaining!
Later: Oh, this was fun! Best read in small snippets due to the style, but very entertaining - a kind of quirky 1940s-era Samuel Pepys, jotting down the movies he's seen, the meals he had, the antics of his kitten, and more, with passages that wax poetic or philosophical, and others that are pretty tart.
Not all the items are in the form of diary entries; some are presented as very short essays, "On the Depravity of Bees" or "Of Curative Groaning", etc. [That last one reminded me of Jerome K. Jerome, who would share the author's opinion I suspect.] There's another section framed as answers to letters, for a little more variety. They all include dry humor, comments on the passing of time, changes in Canadian culture, popular stage actors of the day, and more. Very entertaining!
Journal Entry 4 by 
GoryDetails
at Little Free Library, Bessie Leavitt Lane in New Boston, New Hampshire USA on Tuesday, December 7, 2021
GoryDetails at Little Free Library, Bessie Leavitt Lane in New Boston, New Hampshire USA on Tuesday, December 7, 2021
Released 2 yrs ago (12/7/2021 UTC) at Little Free Library, Bessie Leavitt Lane in New Boston, New Hampshire USA
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
Guidelines for safely visiting and stocking Little Free Libraries during the COVID-19 pandemic, from the LFL site here.I left this book in this new-to-me Little Free Library; hope someone enjoys it!
[See other recent releases in NH here.]
*** Released for the 2021 What's In A Name challenge. ***
*** Released for the 2021 D for December challenge. ***
*** Released for the 2021 Keep Them Moving challenge. ***
