UHR Books

07/29/2020

So true.

07/07/2020

Look familiar?

I feel personally attacked by this.

06/09/2020

Ain’t it so!

05/21/2020

Not quite as nice as ours, but close!

Daunt Books, a charming Edwardian
bookshop, constructed in 1910 for Francis Edward, with row upon row of wooden bookshelves and oak balconies, set over two floors, with William Morris printed wallpaper. The narrow lanes of books and the piles of stories just waiting to be told, 84 Marylebone, London, UK (above excerpts, taken from article below).

•Here’s a good article about, ‘DAUNT BOOKS: ARE THESE THE PRETTIEST BOOKSHOPS IN LONDON?: https://www.solosophie.com/daunt-books-prettiest-bookshops-london/

•Photo by Peter Rajkai, 2nd April:
https://www.instagram.com/p/B-eByIkhDGN/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

05/13/2020

On this day 13th May 1907 The birth of novelist Daphne du Maurier (Lady Browning), granddaughter of novelist George Browning and best known for her novel Rebecca.

Dame Daphne du Maurier, Lady Browning, was an English author and playwright.
Although she is classed as a romantic novelist, her stories seldom feature a conventional happy ending, and have been described as ‘moody and resonant’ with overtones of the paranormal. These bestselling works were not at first taken seriously by the critics, but have since earned an enduring reputation for storytelling craft. Many have been successfully adapted into films, including the novels Rebecca and Jamaica Inn and the short stories "The Birds" and "Don't Look Now".

Du Maurier spent much of her life in Cornwall where most of her works are set. As her fame increased through her novels and the films based upon them, she became more reclusive.

•Here's a good article about Daphne du Maurier:
https://www.bl.uk/people/daphne-du-maurier

•Here's a good article about Rebecca:
http://www.bl.uk/works/rebecca

05/09/2020

Most Popular Books April

04/28/2020

What are you reading these days? (And this is a Rockwell Kent woodcut from N by E in case you were wondering.)

04/26/2020

Here is a list of AbeBooks' most expensive sales from January, February and March. Look out for the massive book, featuring 754 volumes, that weighs three tons.
https://bddy.me/2zwhOyj

04/26/2020

Beverly Cleary celebrated her 104th birthday this month! The much-loved American author has been entertaining kids and young adults for decades. Before

04/21/2020

How do you organize your book shelves?

📸 : Tumblr (WritingCircus)

04/07/2020

What happens when a once-rejected dystopian novel turns into reality? Ask Scottish author Peter May.

03/21/2020

This includes "Shelter in Place!"

Now more than ever!

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