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I know, I know, two posts in a day! Well, I’m still fighting against that really naughty COVID virus but my brain is starting to turn to bookstagram again and to sharing my birthday book haul part one! I was thoroughly spoiled and am so grateful for all the gorgeous books I received. These stunning Penguin clothbound classics to add to my growing collection and these three books on folklore just begged to be grouped together. We have Frankenstein, from the lovely @krissysbooked Oliver Twist from @chrissireads and Sense and Sensibility from @emiweenimoffatini and family. 😍 I’m also obsessed with these three folklore books. The first is Treasury of Folklore, Seas and Rivers, Sirens, Selkies and Ghost Ships. By the same authors on the right side we have Treasury Of Folklore, Woodlands and Forests, Wild Gods, World Trees and Werewolves. Finally in the middle we have some Dark Folklore - yes please!! All three of these were bought for me by my beautiful friend @stardust.and.sunflowers 😍 I’d love to know if you collect any special editions of books and what they are? Don’t give me too many ideas though! 🤣 Have a great week everyone! 🤗😘 #bookstagram #bookhaul #bookhoarder #bookobsessed #penguinclothboundclassics #frankenstein #maryshelley #olivertwist #charlesdickens #senseandsensibility #janeausten #treasuryoffolkloreseasandrivers #deedeechainey #willowwinsham #treasuryoffolklorewoodlandsandforests #darkfolklore #markandtraceynorman #beautifulbooks #bookcollector #prettybooks #birthdaybookhaul #collectiblebooks https://www.instagram.com/p/CdoV9E9rzxp/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Do you find that book covers can affect your mood? I know that well-designed books with pretty covers like these always put me in a great mood whenever I see them. But I can’t actually think of a book cover that puts me in a bad or sad mood. Can you? 🤔 On another note, how cool would it be to have a quilt made from your favourite book series? I wonder if anyone out there is making something like that. Happy Friday Eve! . . . . . . . . . . #penguinclothboundclassics @penguinclassics @coraliebickfordsmith #penguinclassics #design #maryshelley #georgeeliot #janeausten #virginiawoolf #charlesdickens #madamebovary #emilybronte #annakarenina #cozyreading https://www.instagram.com/p/B2mh1r4HSsd/?igshid=1mwlklq3xeeqb

Day 6: Yellow - orange - red #octoberlibrary17 I’m surprised that it has actually felt like fall in Florida. We have been having some very breezy days lately and I’m loving it. Anyway, I’ve been reading A Court of Wings and Ruin and I’m enjoying it so far. What’s your current read? . . . #bookstagram #booknerd #bookaddict #bibliophile #instabooks #bookphotography #booklover #reading #bookcollection #bookcommunity #ilovebooks #bookshelf #bookworm #booksofinstagram #libraryofbookstagram #igreads #bookaholic #photography #shelfie #books #yelloworangered #fall #autumn #bookstack #booksonbooksonbooks #penguinclassics #classics #penguinclothboundclassics

When Catherynne M. Valente announced she was publishing a new middle-grade fantasy novel about the Brontë siblings I just went immediately online and I pre-ordered it. I mean, fantasy + the Brontës.... what could go wrong? I hope nothing 😂 • • #clothboundclassics #penguinclothboundclassics #stackofbooks #theglasstowngame

I scored a lot of awesome books at my local #librarybooksale! I'll be going back tomorrow or over the weekend because they were constantly restocking. * #funaekbooks #funaekreads #bookstagram #instabooks #instaread #usedbooksale #nyrbclassics #persephonebooks #harperperennial #viragomodernclassics #penguinclothboundclassics #penguingreatideas

"I hate to hear you talk about all women as if they were fine ladies instead of rational creatures. None of us want to be in calm waters all our lives." ~ Jane Austen, Persuasion • • Who better to represent on #internationalwomansday than my girl Jane?! She was a woman and Author ahead of her time. I would love to unleash her on the world now "she would be a fearsome thing to behold" 😉• • I have met such an amazing bunch of women in this community. So many that inspire and encourage me everyday. I love how so many of us have come together and hold each other up. I am so thankful for so many of you! I am going to tag as many accounts as I can think of that I am thankful for their friendship and support. I can't possibly tag you all, but please know that I love all of you crazy bookworms 💗• • 🕯Candle by @inthewickoftime • #janeausten #penguinclassics #penguinclothboundclassics #janeaustenbooks #janeaustenquote

Hello everyone and hope you’ve all had a great day - it’s Boxing Day here in the UK 🇬🇧 and it’s been lovely seeing family and eating waaaaay too much 😋 I got some wonderful books for Christmas too which I’ll share with you probably sometime next year the way these hauls are going!! These are three beautiful new classics to add to my Penguin clothbound classics collection. The two Charles Dickens were sent to me as a wonderful bookish surprise from my bookstagram friend @readingpenguin14 when I was feeling low recently. I’ve already thanked him but wanted to say again how much I appreciated it. Bleak House is described as a savage but often comic indictment of a society that is often rotten to the core and is one of Dickens’ most ambitious novels, with a range that extends from the drawing rooms of the aristocracy to the poorest of London slums. David Copperfield is a story of a young man’s adventures on his journey from an unhappy and impoverished childhood to the discovery of his vocation as a successful novelist. In the novel he described as his “favourite child,” Dickens drew revealingly on his own experiences to create one of the most exuberant and enduringly popular works, filled with tragedy and comedy in equal measure. Finally we have The Count Of Monte Cristo, a novel I’ve been reading for the first time for a while now and I am absolutely obsessed with it. I’m on track to finish it by the end of the year and it’s one of my favourite books ever. 😍 I’d love to know your thoughts on any of these books or authors. Are you a fan of the classics? Let’s have a chat in the comments and have a lovely week everyone! 🤗😘 #bookstagramuk #scottishbookstagrammer #penguinclothboundclassics #clothboundclassicscollection #classicbookslover #bleakhouse #davidcopperfield #charlesdickensbooks #thecountofmontecristo #alexandredumas #booksnewtome #prettybooksofinstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CmpFct9L9ta/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Yum yum yum 😋 Three new #penguinclothboundclassics in my Friday book haul today! Two of these were gifted by the lovely Mr B (Love and Freindship and other Youthful Writings) and gorgeous Krissy from @krissysbooked (The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes. I’m reading Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy at the moment with #thegreatthomashardyreadalong2022 it’s started off great so far and I’m looking forward to reading a little more tonight. Love and Freindship by Jane Austen consists of her hilarious early stories and sketches - complete with her delightfully quirky spelling habits. Her earliest writing dates from when she was just eleven years old and already shows the hallmarks of her mature work. I can’t wait to check it out! This is such a beautiful edition of the works of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle. I think I’ve read most of the stories but not for a LONG while and I only had them on audiobook previously. Looking forward to a re-read! I’d love to know your thoughts on any of these books or authors. Do you collect any beautiful editions? Let’s have a chat in the comments! #bookstagram #scottishbookstagrammer #bookhoarder #bookhaul #prettybooksofinstagram #clothboundclassics #judetheobscure #thomashardy #thomashardyfans #loveandfreindshipandotheryouthfulwritings #janeausten #janeaustenfanclub #arthurconandoyle #theadventuresofsherlockholmes #morebooksforme #whataluckygirl https://www.instagram.com/p/CiA3zD9L8LC/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=