Comments for Bookish Monkey http://bookishmonkey.wordpress.com ...monkey see, monkey read... Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:54:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU Comment on Dark materials by Dave Lovely http://bookishmonkey.wordpress.com/2007/12/09/dark-materials/#comment-2460 Dave Lovely Tue, 29 Apr 2008 22:04:01 +0000 http://bookishmonkey.wordpress.com/2007/12/09/dark-materials/#comment-2460 I think, as an 11-year-old I was not so bothered about fonts - I could probably only barely do 'joined-up-writing'! - I'm sure it was Fenodyree's stare against all the hazy blues and over that mysterious glowing cup that drew me to the book in the first place; and then I read the back of it, and maybe the first page or two... W. H. Smith in Coventry, probably, is where I bought it. At any rate, nearly 40 years later, it's still a book that's important to me. Thank you for that. I think, as an 11-year-old I was not so bothered about fonts - I could probably only barely do ‘joined-up-writing’! - I’m sure it was Fenodyree’s stare against all the hazy blues and over that mysterious glowing cup that drew me to the book in the first place; and then I read the back of it, and maybe the first page or two… W. H. Smith in Coventry, probably, is where I bought it. At any rate, nearly 40 years later, it’s still a book that’s important to me. Thank you for that.

]]> Comment on Dark materials by Alan Garner http://bookishmonkey.wordpress.com/2007/12/09/dark-materials/#comment-2459 Alan Garner Sun, 27 Apr 2008 00:34:51 +0000 http://bookishmonkey.wordpress.com/2007/12/09/dark-materials/#comment-2459 With such an ornate title, I was not happy with the font. Times New Roman would have been better. Alan Garner. With such an ornate title, I was not happy with the font. Times New Roman would have been better.

Alan Garner.

]]> Comment on About by bibomedia.com http://bookishmonkey.wordpress.com/about/#comment-2440 bibomedia.com Sat, 08 Mar 2008 12:08:53 +0000 #comment-2440 :) :)

]]> Comment on Despatches by Salon Littéraire | Ann Cotten : sie fällt at in|ad|ae|qu|at http://bookishmonkey.wordpress.com/2007/09/08/despatches-8/#comment-2378 Salon Littéraire | Ann Cotten : sie fällt at in|ad|ae|qu|at Sun, 13 Jan 2008 11:26:27 +0000 http://bookishmonkey.wordpress.com/2007/09/08/despatches-8/#comment-2378 [...] Despatches ( Bookish Monkey ) [...] [...] Despatches ( Bookish Monkey ) [...]

]]> Comment on Dark materials by Dave Lovely http://bookishmonkey.wordpress.com/2007/12/09/dark-materials/#comment-2065 Dave Lovely Sat, 15 Dec 2007 18:25:41 +0000 http://bookishmonkey.wordpress.com/2007/12/09/dark-materials/#comment-2065 My pleasure, Bruce. I must say I was intrigued to learn that George Adamson was born in the Bronx... Thanks for reading. My pleasure, Bruce. I must say I was intrigued to learn that George Adamson was born in the Bronx… Thanks for reading.

]]> Comment on Dark materials by Bruce http://bookishmonkey.wordpress.com/2007/12/09/dark-materials/#comment-2029 Bruce Thu, 13 Dec 2007 03:41:29 +0000 http://bookishmonkey.wordpress.com/2007/12/09/dark-materials/#comment-2029 Wow, great covers, thanks for sharing them. Just this afternoon we were discussing some of the artwork on old science-fiction books. These are just terrific. <a href="http://www.georgewadamson.com/publications.html" rel="nofollow">Here's a list</a> of most of Adamson's book illustrations. Bruce from the bookshop blog. Wow, great covers, thanks for sharing them. Just this afternoon we were discussing some of the artwork on old science-fiction books. These are just terrific.
Here’s a list of most of Adamson’s book illustrations.

Bruce from the bookshop blog.

]]> Comment on Translation event update by Learn Spanish » Translation event update http://bookishmonkey.wordpress.com/2007/11/13/translation-event-update/#comment-1318 Learn Spanish » Translation event update Thu, 15 Nov 2007 21:56:38 +0000 http://bookishmonkey.wordpress.com/2007/11/13/translation-event-update/#comment-1318 [...] You can read the rest of this blog post by going to the original source, here [...] [...] You can read the rest of this blog post by going to the original source, here [...]

]]> Comment on Old Dog, New Tricks by Dave Lovely http://bookishmonkey.wordpress.com/2007/10/10/old-dog-new-tricks/#comment-1020 Dave Lovely Tue, 06 Nov 2007 21:55:53 +0000 http://bookishmonkey.wordpress.com/2007/10/10/old-dog-new-tricks/#comment-1020 It's an honour to make his acquaintance. Thank you very much! It’s an honour to make his acquaintance. Thank you very much!

]]> Comment on Old Dog, New Tricks by Diego Trelles Paz http://bookishmonkey.wordpress.com/2007/10/10/old-dog-new-tricks/#comment-999 Diego Trelles Paz Sun, 04 Nov 2007 16:42:54 +0000 http://bookishmonkey.wordpress.com/2007/10/10/old-dog-new-tricks/#comment-999 I was thinking that you maybe wanted to know Onetti, so here he is. Suerte, D. http://www.diegotrellespaz.com/noticias.htm I was thinking that you maybe wanted to know Onetti, so here he is.
Suerte,
D.

http://www.diegotrellespaz.com/noticias.htm

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