Friday, 12 September 2008

Hidden Gems

I was walking into town from college earlier and it started to rain, so I sought refuge in the a charity shop on Woke Street, while I was in there I thought I'd have a gander at the books they had, low and behold I found some right gems:
  • To Define True Madness by Henry Yellowlees;
  • Poetry Collection by John Donne;
  • Dubliners by James Joyce, and
  • De Profundis by Oscar Wilde

The latter being a particularly exquisite read because it is Wilde's last published prose, and is literally a diary/letter containing his feelings and emotions while incarcerated in (I think) Reading prison. So the prospect of being able to pick the mind of, lets face it, one of the greatest English authors of all time this weekend is quite exciting (sad I know). I don't particularly like much of John Donne's but it was only 50p, and the amount due for the 4 books altogether was a fiver so it's happy days really.

xx

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