Theophilus North: A Novel8 reviews Thornton Wilder Harper Perennial, 2003 Delightful tale of a 'benevolent meddler' + A NICE READ, BUT POINTLESS + It creeps into your heart I've lived long enough to be able to judge novels by how many times I'm willing to re-read them. I've read Theophilus North about 20 times... If it's not my favorite novel of all time, then it's definitely within the top five. The main character really appeals to me, a supremely independent, ...             The Country of the Pointed Firs and Other Stories (Signet Classics)29 reviews Sarah Orne Jewett Signet Classics, 2000 Visit the Country + Jewett is a jewel + Wonderful little book + Visit Coastal Maine 100 Years Ago + A wonderful read...             My Summer in a Garden (Modern Library Gardening)4 reviews Charles Dudley Warner Modern Library, 2002 Only read Warner + Not Your Usual Garden Book + Behold the onion.... + Philosopher's Garden             Anatomy of Restlessness: Selected Writings 1969-19894 reviews Bruce Chatwin Penguin (Non-Classics), 1997 Nicely mixed bag! + A charming collection of half forgotten Chatwin texts Bruce Chatwin was one of those rarities in the world of English letters. An 'artiste.' A true craftsman of the word. His pristine, illuminous sentences are models of how the English language can and should be used. With nothing superflous, each word and each comma masterfully measured, Chatwin's ...             Travels with Charley in Search of America187 reviews John Steinbeck Penguin (Non-Classics), 1980 Spending time with Steinbeck + Steinbeck's search for America + Pleasant, thoughtful reading + can't get much better than a Steinbeck + State of the Nation             The Flame Trees of Thika: Memories of an African Childhood (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics)19 reviews Elspeth Huxley Penguin Classics, 2000 Truly A Classic + Flame Trees of Thika + Nostalgia for Happy Valley + The Flame Trees of Thika: Memories of an African Childhood + Love this Author             The Solitary Summer2 reviews Elizabeth Von Arnim 1st World Library - Literary Society, 2005 Diary of a solitary summer, alone with garden,books,thoughts + Heart Rendering! This book captivated both me and my best friend. The issue of the book I read was printed in 1907 and is titled The Solitary Summer by the author of "Elizabeth and her German Garden". Nowhere else in the book does it ever reveal the author's name. The book starts out with a dedication "To the ...             Le Grand Meaulnes (Penguin Classics)33 reviews Henri Alain-Fournier Penguin Classics, 1991 French Classic- young men coming of age + Sometimes the things you loose are gone forever + Yestercentury or Yesterday? + Strange Magic + The Wanderer and The Magus             Fog Magic15 reviews Julia L. Sauer Puffin, 1986 Enchantment in the fog + Gretas Magic World + Enchanting and haunting children's book + One of my favorites             A Month in the Country (New York Review Books Classics)20 reviews J.L. Carr NYRB Classics, 2000 enchanting + Exquisitely Crafted Novella of Love & Art + Haunting . + A man's troubled soul is unlocked by an ancient painting + Tender, nostaligic, haunting             My Summer in a Garden (Modern Library Gardening)4 reviews Charles Dudley Warner Modern Library, 2002 Only read Warner + Not Your Usual Garden Book + Behold the onion.... + Philosopher's Garden             A Month in the Country (New York Review Books Classics)20 reviews J.L. Carr NYRB Classics, 2000 enchanting + Exquisitely Crafted Novella of Love & Art + Haunting . + A man's troubled soul is unlocked by an ancient painting + Tender, nostaligic, haunting             The Solitary Summer2 reviews Elizabeth Von Arnim 1st World Library - Literary Society, 2005 Diary of a solitary summer, alone with garden,books,thoughts + Heart Rendering! This book captivated both me and my best friend. The issue of the book I read was printed in 1907 and is titled The Solitary Summer by the author of "Elizabeth and her German Garden". Nowhere else in the book does it ever reveal the author's name. The book starts out with a dedication "To the ...             Le Grand Meaulnes (Penguin Classics)33 reviews Henri Alain-Fournier Penguin Classics, 1991 French Classic- young men coming of age + Sometimes the things you loose are gone forever + Yestercentury or Yesterday? + Strange Magic + The Wanderer and The Magus             Theophilus North: A Novel8 reviews Thornton Wilder Harper Perennial, 2003 Delightful tale of a 'benevolent meddler' + A NICE READ, BUT POINTLESS + It creeps into your heart I've lived long enough to be able to judge novels by how many times I'm willing to re-read them. I've read Theophilus North about 20 times... If it's not my favorite novel of all time, then it's definitely within the top five. The main character really appeals to me, a supremely independent, ...             Anatomy of Restlessness: Selected Writings 1969-19894 reviews Bruce Chatwin Penguin (Non-Classics), 1997 Nicely mixed bag! + A charming collection of half forgotten Chatwin texts Bruce Chatwin was one of those rarities in the world of English letters. An 'artiste.' A true craftsman of the word. His pristine, illuminous sentences are models of how the English language can and should be used. With nothing superflous, each word and each comma masterfully measured, Chatwin's ...             Fog Magic15 reviews Julia L. Sauer Puffin, 1986 Enchantment in the fog + Gretas Magic World + Enchanting and haunting children's book + One of my favorites             The Country of the Pointed Firs and Other Stories (Signet Classics)29 reviews Sarah Orne Jewett Signet Classics, 2000 Visit the Country + Jewett is a jewel + Wonderful little book + Visit Coastal Maine 100 Years Ago + A wonderful read...             The Flame Trees of Thika: Memories of an African Childhood (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics)19 reviews Elspeth Huxley Penguin Classics, 2000 Truly A Classic + Flame Trees of Thika + Nostalgia for Happy Valley + The Flame Trees of Thika: Memories of an African Childhood + Love this Author             Travels with Charley in Search of America187 reviews John Steinbeck Penguin (Non-Classics), 1980 Spending time with Steinbeck + Steinbeck's search for America + Pleasant, thoughtful reading + can't get much better than a Steinbeck + State of the Nation