Old books of the year

       
   
    My post of a couple of weeks ago was concerned with new books, but some 'old' ones have given as much pleasure or more and have earned their Cornflower Blue too.

    In no particular order then come Cynthia Harnett's The Wool-Pack (I read it here), Mary Stewart's The Crystal Cave (it turns out I knew Lady Stewart's editor), The Silent Traveller in Oxford by Chiang Yee (a man after my own heart), Rumer Godden's In this House of Brede (which many of us enjoyed), and although I've yet to finish it, The Runaways by Elizabeth Goudge. Each is special in its own way.

Comments

[Lory @ Emerald City Book Review]

Most of my "books of the year" were old! I think I used to read more new releases when my library was 10 minutes away instead of 45 minutes. Thanks for sharing your favorites from both sides of the temporal divide.

[Terra]

C.S. Lewis, my Christian mentor through his books, wrote that he recommends reading 2 old books to every new book. I think that is the ratio, anyhow, the old books have much to offer us.

[Erika]

"Old books" meaning never read before or old friends? I read more and more of the latter, probably my ratio is 4 old to one new. This is partly because my favorites are Victorian, long novels and the print will one day defeat me--a sad time to be coming.

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One of my favourite books is ' Tthe Silent Traveller in Oxford' Chaing Lee is such a beautiful writer and so observant.