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Bezig met laden... Penelope's English Experiences (1893)door Kate Douglas Wiggin
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. A delightful froth of a book. It takes the form of a commonplace book, and much of it is quite silly, in a good way. The Penelope books were written between 1893 and 1915. They are supposed to be the notes that Penelope makes about her travels with her two friends, Salemina and Francesca. They are quite humorous, almost farcical at times, with a strong sense of the time and place, and some fairly low-key romance. One chapter is about how they like to tour London on double-decker buses, their route selection based on the prominent advertisements (like Lipton Tea or Pears Soap) on the sides of the buses. They seem to move in fairly elite social circles, but Penelope's observations include characters from all walks of life. The writing style feels surprisingly modern. They are just fun, with no lessons to be learned, except maybe some history in the later books. ( ) geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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These English streets had never seemed so romantic . . . and presently here a horse and cart drew up alongside the street lamp, holding a piano and two persons beside the driver. The man was masked, and wore a soft felt hat and a velvet coat. He seated himself at the piano and played a Chopin waltz with sentiment and brilliancy; then he struck a few chords of prelude, turning towards the woman beside him. She rose, and, laying one hand on the corner of the instrument, began to sing one of the season's favorites -- and she also was masked; and even her figure was hidden by a long dark cloak, the hood of which was drawn over her head to meet the mask . . . Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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