tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post5872222351350327040..comments2024-03-29T13:47:52.160+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Desert Island Books.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-45266497799406867472014-02-23T15:04:42.102+00:002014-02-23T15:04:42.102+00:00I'm guilty of drawing in books too. Very naugh...I'm guilty of drawing in books too. Very naughty.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-20632703258217767942014-02-23T12:59:29.199+00:002014-02-23T12:59:29.199+00:00Pookie!! I have a copy which was passed down to me...Pookie!! I have a copy which was passed down to me...in which some child (I fear it could have been me) has drawn their own interpretation of rabbits with wings and trails of fairy dust. It is a special book.<br /><br />I cannot imagine what my Desert Island Books would be - but maybe I would take the Bible, and find the time & motivation to read it!Fat Dormousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11061838276997211115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-60811053092690905812014-02-23T12:21:10.568+00:002014-02-23T12:21:10.568+00:00Thomas Cook's European Time Table and a blank ...Thomas Cook's European Time Table and a blank book for writing and drawing would do me.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-31928760463250430152014-02-23T02:16:58.405+00:002014-02-23T02:16:58.405+00:00I dropped by to return the blog visit and thank yo...I dropped by to return the blog visit and thank you for taking the time to comment on mine. What an interesting post to find here. I have to agree with books rather than records. Taking records assumes said desert island will have the electricity to play them!Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-44384443288203503162014-02-22T20:26:35.100+00:002014-02-22T20:26:35.100+00:00Hmmm......
Walden - Henry David Thoreau
Anne of Gr...Hmmm......<br />Walden - Henry David Thoreau<br />Anne of Green Gables - Lucy Maud Montgomery<br />Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck<br />East of Eden - John Steinbeck<br />To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee<br />The Shell Seekers - Rosamunde Pilcher<br />The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett<br />Hannah Fowler - Janice Holt Giles<br />and SO many more......<br />I've just got to buy Cold Comfort Farm...I see it mentioned so often. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-53078509047692737482014-02-22T19:30:24.292+00:002014-02-22T19:30:24.292+00:00I have just read Vile Bodies so that would definit...I have just read Vile Bodies so that would definitely be on my list. Also I have recently read Ronald Blythe's The Time by the sea - so that too. Patrick Leigh Fermor's trilogy too and Chambers dictionary in case any crosswords came my way. I may even be able to make my own. Then I would need the complete works of John Clare - food for the soul. Sebastian Foulkes's Birdsong (I have already read it several times but I find his writing so good) and I would never be without a Times Atlas of the World.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-20609989428165982522014-02-22T16:15:07.411+00:002014-02-22T16:15:07.411+00:00My security blanket reads are the pile of new-to-m...My security blanket reads are the pile of new-to-me books which I keep topped-up and always to hand. Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18218332259187330304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-63859918288281174382014-02-22T16:06:43.864+00:002014-02-22T16:06:43.864+00:00I call them my security blanket books. Needed for ...I call them my security blanket books. Needed for sickness and low times.Jan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15665124844297422315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-59567355591257204962014-02-22T16:05:07.621+00:002014-02-22T16:05:07.621+00:00and another, quadruple phew!and another, quadruple phew!Jan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15665124844297422315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-53495601562263612142014-02-22T15:36:43.151+00:002014-02-22T15:36:43.151+00:00I forgot The Wolves of Willoughby Chase. I would ...I forgot The Wolves of Willoughby Chase. I would turn around and go back for that one. :)Spinners End Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13378599044206074919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-46791656934460758952014-02-22T15:35:04.752+00:002014-02-22T15:35:04.752+00:00I like to read my favorites over and over...they a...I like to read my favorites over and over...they are like comfortable old friends. Some of them I would take include: Watership Down- Richard Adams, Down and Out in Paris and London- George Orwell, the Agatha Christie Collection, Blackberry Wine (and others)- Joanne Harris, Cat's Eye (and others)- Margaret Atwood, The Wee Free Men- Terry Pratchett, some James Harriot....I think my luggage is full! Love cold comfort farm and Albert Camus too.Spinners End Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13378599044206074919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-82268768025794957442014-02-22T15:18:06.301+00:002014-02-22T15:18:06.301+00:00I actually enjoy re-reading well loved books many ...I actually enjoy re-reading well loved books many times over. I think all my list (other than the dictionary) are re-read every year.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-75614599076882512272014-02-22T15:14:45.629+00:002014-02-22T15:14:45.629+00:00This is so difficult. I love reading, but rarely...This is so difficult. I love reading, but rarely enjoy re-reading a book, no matter how well written.<br /><br />So, I would like a really good road atlas of Britain<br />A beautiful historical atlas of the world<br />The early 19th century handwritten recipe book which I still haven't finished deciphering, I'd enjoy the challenge.<br />I would like to have a hard copy of my old blog (to remind me of home and friends)<br />Dalziel's Arabian Nights' Entertainment, Illustrated Edition.<br />A 'Teach yourself Italian' book.<br />A beautifully illustrated history of art.<br />and the large box of very old letters, written by my mother to my aunt, which I recently saved from the bonfire.<br />If there really are no limits, then I'd like to think about two more for the pile.Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18218332259187330304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-83729300665052566882014-02-22T14:59:34.518+00:002014-02-22T14:59:34.518+00:00I have to think about this some more. I'm such...I have to think about this some more. I'm such an avid reader it's difficult to come up with only 8.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512800812290518552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-38587134402096128582014-02-22T14:04:50.772+00:002014-02-22T14:04:50.772+00:00No limits here, Delores. No limits here, Delores. Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-6776971643675451852014-02-22T13:35:48.035+00:002014-02-22T13:35:48.035+00:00how to survive on a deserted island
the castaways ...how to survive on a deserted island<br />the castaways cook book<br />island decor<br />minimalist living<br />the castaways medicinal guide<br />the agatha christie collection<br />anne of green gables<br />anything written by gregory clark<br /><br />I think I may have exceeded my limit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-3075692274948039212014-02-22T12:33:43.264+00:002014-02-22T12:33:43.264+00:00I think you've covered almost everything that ...I think you've covered almost everything that I omitted, but I had presumed that the island came with its own extensive pool (and dusky maidens).Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-68316679273123631522014-02-22T11:35:45.790+00:002014-02-22T11:35:45.790+00:00Actually, that last title should be amended by ins...Actually, that last title should be amended by inserting after the word 'rescuing', '...but I could do with a bit of cheese'Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-87359150419014928552014-02-22T11:33:58.304+00:002014-02-22T11:33:58.304+00:00You referred to the policemen in white helmets yes...You referred to the policemen in white helmets yesterday Cro. It would be nice to just see a policeman there doesn't seem to be any on the beat now they're all in cars, and not many helmets all caps. <br />I'm sure you would be horrified if you came for visit now, things have changed so much.<br />Briony<br />xcrafty cat cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06251582085392890533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-26760535681228253782014-02-22T11:26:47.244+00:002014-02-22T11:26:47.244+00:00101 ways to entertain with coconuts
The Rum Distil...101 ways to entertain with coconuts<br />The Rum Distiller's Handbook<br />The Field Guide to Hallucinogenic Plants and Fungi<br />Other Things to Eat When Bored with Lobster<br />Roll The Perfect Cuban Cigar; the edition that comes complete with all traditional hand rolling accessories, (doesn't matter what she is called but I prefer a late eighties, early nineties version).<br />Grand Designs: Luxury Beach Houses<br />Idyllic Swimming Pools<br />How to Say, 'Bugger off! I don't need rescuing' in One Hundred Different Languages.<br /><br />I think that's eight books...<br /><br />Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-67192036358374025012014-02-22T11:24:58.779+00:002014-02-22T11:24:58.779+00:00An Anglo/Frog like myself; what's not to love!...An Anglo/Frog like myself; what's not to love!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-71301494308775000172014-02-22T11:21:35.542+00:002014-02-22T11:21:35.542+00:00So you still love Hillaire Belloc?So you still love Hillaire Belloc?Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-10931205575019206302014-02-22T11:14:32.811+00:002014-02-22T11:14:32.811+00:00I did consider your last book!I did consider your last book!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-31075595918342513272014-02-22T10:38:50.233+00:002014-02-22T10:38:50.233+00:00Like hotel rooms, is it still obligatory to have t...Like hotel rooms, is it still obligatory to have the Bible with you on Desert Island Discs? I think I'd like to have a book about Telepathy so I could mentally send messages of help to people. :DAndi's English Attichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04136573194920355678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-86124143269420511192014-02-22T10:38:17.107+00:002014-02-22T10:38:17.107+00:00Triple phewTriple phewJohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13845113520987402425noreply@blogger.com