Books Read In 2021: Not the longest list...
A Shakespeare Motley: An Illustrated Compendium 2020
The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy
Midwinter by John Buchan 1927
Secret Sceptre by Francis Gerard 1937
An Eye For A Tooth by Dornford Yates 1943
Handmade In London by Andrew Lawson 1978
The School for Husbands (play) by Moliere
Fu Manchu’s Bride by Sax Rohmer 1933
The Cheyne Mystery by Freeman Wills Crofts 1926
Arsene Lupin, Gentleman Thief by Maurice Leblanc 1906 (I was compelled to read an Arsene Lupin book after utterly enjoying watching the entirety of the 1970s series with the charming Georges Descrieres as Arsene Lupin).
Old Wives’ Lore for Gardeners by Maureen and Bridget
Boland 1976
Sennelier: A History
In Color by Pascale Richard 2012
A Garden of My Own:
An Anthology with Wood Engravings by Yvonne Skargon 1996
Unquiet Landscape:
Places and Ideas in 20th Century British Painting by Christopher
Neve 1990 (A very interesting art book that became increasingly melancholic as it progressed, rather sad in parts)
Call in the Night by Susan Howatch 1967
Gardener’s Delight by John Seymour 1978
Notes From Walnut Tree Farm by Roger Deakin 2008
Between Two Worlds by David Ward 2011
Rides Round Britain by John Byng 1790s
The Weight of the Evidence by Michael Innes 1943
The Fashion in Shrouds by Margery Allingham 1938 (Another good Campion story, though I didn't enjoy this one as much as some others)
Spirit of Place:
Artists, Writers & The British Landscape by Susan Owens 2020 (A lovely and fascinating book that is worth re-reading in the future)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
1997 (first time reading this, I suppose because it was so popular I shunned it, though loved the film)
The Folklore of Sussex by Jacqueline Simpson 1973
Legends and Romances of Brittany by Lewis Spence (began)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling 1998
Christmas:
Penhaligon’s Scented Treasury of Verse and Prose, edited by Sheila
Pickles 1989
The Dark Is Rising by Susan Cooper 1973
(a re-read)
The Secret Shoemakers by James Reeves 1966
