Thursday
Mar012012
Book gift away : Edith Sitwell
"Why not be oneself?
That is the whole secret of a successful appearance.
If one is a greyhound, why try to look like a Pekingese?”
Edith Sitwell
I'm not sure I've ever given anything away on Silent Storyteller...maybe I have, memory fails. I've been offered lots of different products in the past years to review and share, but I've never felt they related in any way to the essence of this blog so have turned them down.
I bought this book a year or two ago, with the intention of giving it to one of my readers. I had a copy of my own and thought someone out there would love to have this too!
So in celebration of World Book Day I'm giving away one of my favourite little books. English Women by Edith Sitwell.
It's a library edition from 1942...so a little tattered and yellowed....It has 8 plates in colour and 27 black and white illustrations
If you'd like to win this book just leave a comment here or retweet my tweet : )
5 Comments | by eilis boyle Email Article Posted on Thursday, March 1, 2012 at 06:10AM
Reader Comments (5)
Like tall pagodas
Two people go,
Trail their long codas
Of talk through the snow.
Through the snow, through the wind, I hear you, Silent Storyteller.
Thank you for speaking.
I listen.
I collect the books of H.D and this era, I would cherish this gift.
Thank you in any case for your many, many gifts.
l, kyle
I believe she once said that she was not eccentric, just "more alive than most people." Wonderful human, that Dame. I like your blog. Just stumbled into it today. Lovely stuff. Thanks.
Ellis,
What a wonderful post!
I am an archaeologist who embraces the materiality of books and the biography of objects - well read, slightly tatterd books have may stories to tell!
'A book is like a garden carried in the pocket'
Thank you Faya! I love that quote...and it's so true!
Are you interested in entering the book giveaway? could you send me an email so I can contact you, in case you win. My email is info@eilisboyle.com Eilis
I have just discovered your blog and loving it. I also tend to agree with the thought expressed in the quote. I would love to be entered in the giveaway but seeing that someone above is a collector, I don't have to be entered in.. I actually don't like collecting and usually read something and give it away. Thank you for a lovely blog.