Read by Theme's Bookshelf: 2012-08-england / en-US Fri, 07 Sep 2012 23:37:16 -0700 60 Read by Theme's Bookshelf: 2012-08-england / 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg /group/show_book/70438-read-by-theme?group_book_id=658968 Fri, 07 Sep 2012 23:37:16 -0700 <![CDATA[The Well of Lost Plots (Thursday Next, #3)]]> /group/show_book/70438-read-by-theme?group_book_id=658968
The Well of Lost Plots
The Well of Lost Plots (Thursday Next, #3)
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Start date
August 17, 2012
Finish date
September 3, 2012
Why we're reading this
Set in England
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]]> /group/show_book/70438-read-by-theme?group_book_id=653962 Thu, 30 Aug 2012 15:02:05 -0700 <![CDATA[The Cross of Lead (Crispin, #1)]]> /group/show_book/70438-read-by-theme?group_book_id=653962
The Cross of Lead
The Cross of Lead (Crispin, #1)
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]]> /group/show_book/70438-read-by-theme?group_book_id=645977 Tue, 21 Aug 2012 08:09:53 -0700 <![CDATA[The House of Doctor Dee]]> /group/show_book/70438-read-by-theme?group_book_id=645977
The House of Doctor Dee
The House of Doctor Dee
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Start date
August 17, 2012
Finish date
August 21, 2012
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]]> /group/show_book/70438-read-by-theme?group_book_id=643634 Tue, 14 Aug 2012 14:17:19 -0700 <![CDATA[The Matters at Mansfield: Or, The Crawford Affair (Mr. & Mrs. Darcy Mysteries, #4)]]> /group/show_book/70438-read-by-theme?group_book_id=643634
The Matters at Mansfield: Or, The Crawford Affair
The Matters at Mansfield: Or, The Crawford Affair (Mr. & Mrs. Darcy Mysteries, #4)
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]]> /group/show_book/70438-read-by-theme?group_book_id=643412 Sat, 01 Sep 2012 09:45:55 -0700 <![CDATA[Rebecca]]> /group/show_book/70438-read-by-theme?group_book_id=643412
Rebecca
Rebecca
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Start date
August 16, 2012
Finish date
August 20, 2012
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]]> /group/show_book/70438-read-by-theme?group_book_id=641884 Sun, 12 Aug 2012 14:02:35 -0700 <![CDATA[Hands of the Ripper]]> /group/show_book/70438-read-by-theme?group_book_id=641884
Hands of the Ripper
Hands of the Ripper
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Start date
August 12, 2012
Finish date
August 12, 2012
Why we're reading this
Because a bit of naff horror every now & then is just what's needed . . .
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]]> /group/show_book/70438-read-by-theme?group_book_id=641879 Thu, 30 Aug 2012 05:44:11 -0700 <![CDATA[The Last Girl]]> /group/show_book/70438-read-by-theme?group_book_id=641879
The Last Girl
The Last Girl
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Start date
August 12, 2012
Finish date
August 31, 2012
Why we're reading this
The case took place in the Wimbledone Willage, London, England. Woohoo.
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]]> /group/show_book/70438-read-by-theme?group_book_id=641559 Sat, 11 Aug 2012 14:09:20 -0700 <![CDATA[Baked To Death (Simon Kirby-Jones Mysteries #4)]]> /group/show_book/70438-read-by-theme?group_book_id=641559
Baked To Death
Baked To Death (Simon Kirby-Jones Mysteries #4)
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]]> /group/show_book/70438-read-by-theme?group_book_id=640662 Fri, 10 Aug 2012 04:15:36 -0700 <![CDATA[The Little White Bird]]> /group/show_book/70438-read-by-theme?group_book_id=640662
The Little White Bird
The Little White Bird
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]]> /group/show_book/70438-read-by-theme?group_book_id=640040 Thu, 09 Aug 2012 10:45:54 -0700 <![CDATA[Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (Dirk Gently, #1)]]> /group/show_book/70438-read-by-theme?group_book_id=640040
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (Dirk Gently, #1)
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]]> /group/show_book/70438-read-by-theme?group_book_id=639766 Wed, 08 Aug 2012 11:58:46 -0700 <![CDATA[Jane Austen-Mansfield Park (Readers' Guides to Essential Criticism)]]> /group/show_book/70438-read-by-theme?group_book_id=639766
Jane Austen-Mansfield Park
Jane Austen-Mansfield Park
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Start date
July 2, 2012
Finish date
August 2, 2012
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]]> /group/show_book/70438-read-by-theme?group_book_id=639679 Wed, 08 Aug 2012 08:05:51 -0700 <![CDATA[A Day in the Life of a Smiling Woman: Complete Short Stories]]> /group/show_book/70438-read-by-theme?group_book_id=639679
A Day in the Life of a Smiling Woman: Complete Short Stories
A Day in the Life of a Smiling Woman: Complete Short Stories
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Finish date
August 7, 2012
Why we're reading this
This collection of Margaret Drabble's short stories ranges from the late 1960s to 2000, and shows her development as a writer over those decades. Compared to most of her novels these stories are a bit unsatisfying, and rather predictable.
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]]> /group/show_book/70438-read-by-theme?group_book_id=638863 Thu, 09 Aug 2012 10:31:01 -0700 <![CDATA[Intrusion]]> /group/show_book/70438-read-by-theme?group_book_id=638863
Intrusion
Intrusion
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Start date
August 7, 2012
Finish date
August 9, 2012
Why we're reading this
Because the prospect of a world where our differences are considered as problems that need fixing is a very scary one . . .
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]]> /group/show_book/70438-read-by-theme?group_book_id=638520 Sat, 25 Aug 2012 12:42:14 -0700 <![CDATA[Watership Down (Watership Down, #1)]]> /group/show_book/70438-read-by-theme?group_book_id=638520
Watership Down
Watership Down (Watership Down, #1)
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]]> /group/show_book/70438-read-by-theme?group_book_id=637858 Sun, 05 Aug 2012 13:04:59 -0700 <![CDATA[The Hidden Gallery (The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place, #2)]]> /group/show_book/70438-read-by-theme?group_book_id=637858
The Hidden Gallery
The Hidden Gallery (The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place, #2)
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]]> /group/show_book/70438-read-by-theme?group_book_id=637768 Fri, 10 Aug 2012 20:41:42 -0700 <![CDATA[Lost in a Good Book (Thursday Next, #2)]]> /group/show_book/70438-read-by-theme?group_book_id=637768
Lost in a Good Book
Lost in a Good Book (Thursday Next, #2)
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Start date
August 5, 2012
Finish date
August 10, 2012
Why we're reading this
Set in England
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]]> /group/show_book/70438-read-by-theme?group_book_id=637669 Sat, 11 Aug 2012 14:34:00 -0700 <![CDATA[The Bolter: Edwardian Heartbreak and High Society Scandal in Kenya]]> /group/show_book/70438-read-by-theme?group_book_id=637669
The Bolter: Edwardian Heartbreak and High Society Scandal in Kenya
The Bolter: Edwardian Heartbreak and High Society Scandal in Kenya
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Start date
August 9, 2012
Finish date
August 11, 2012
Why we're reading this
The Bolter is a biography about Idina Sackville a notorious women of Edwardian high society in the early 20th century who deserted her wealthy husband and children for another man and fled to Kenya. Though I enjoyed the book, I did have a few issues. This book goes into great detail about what life really was like among the aristocracy of England and it is fascinating. According to the old Edwardian morality, extramaterial affairs were acceptable as long as they did not threaten either the other spouse’s primary position in society or the marriage itself. Everybody was doing everybody – pretty randy stuff. The problem I had was with the characters. They are selfish, spoiled people who feel very entitled – think Paris Hilton as a flapper. I didn’t like them. The book was written by Frances Osborne the great-granddaughter of Idina and I felt that she was trying to justify her great grandmother’s behavior and sugar-coat the truth. It was interesting, but I think you need to read it with a grain of salt, or truth.
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]]> /group/show_book/70438-read-by-theme?group_book_id=637558 Sun, 05 Aug 2012 04:24:21 -0700 <![CDATA[The Last Guardian (Artemis Fowl, #8)]]> /group/show_book/70438-read-by-theme?group_book_id=637558
The Last Guardian
The Last Guardian (Artemis Fowl, #8)
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]]> /group/show_book/70438-read-by-theme?group_book_id=637556 Fri, 17 Aug 2012 13:03:55 -0700 <![CDATA[Return to the Hundred Acre Wood]]> /group/show_book/70438-read-by-theme?group_book_id=637556
Return to the Hundred Acre Wood
Return to the Hundred Acre Wood
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]]> /group/show_book/70438-read-by-theme?group_book_id=637555 Fri, 17 Aug 2012 13:03:24 -0700 <![CDATA[Peter and the Shadow Thieves (Peter and the Starcatchers, #2)]]> /group/show_book/70438-read-by-theme?group_book_id=637555
Peter and the Shadow Thieves
Peter and the Shadow Thieves (Peter and the Starcatchers, #2)
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]]> /group/show_book/70438-read-by-theme?group_book_id=637503 Tue, 21 Aug 2012 23:22:36 -0700 <![CDATA[The Devil Comes to Dartmoor: The Haunting True Story of Mary Howard, Devon's 'Demon Bride']]> /group/show_book/70438-read-by-theme?group_book_id=637503
The Devil Comes to Dartmoor: The Haunting True Story of Mary Howard, Devon's 'Demon Bride'
The Devil Comes to Dartmoor: The Haunting True Story of Mary Howard, Devon's 'Demon Bride'
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Start date
August 5, 2012
Why we're reading this
Because I'm a great fan of ghost walks and love the legends nad stories attached to places.
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]]> /group/show_book/70438-read-by-theme?group_book_id=637078 Tue, 21 Aug 2012 23:22:31 -0700 <![CDATA[All in the Best Possible Taste: Growing Up Watching Telly in the Eighties]]> /group/show_book/70438-read-by-theme?group_book_id=637078
All in the Best Possible Taste: Growing Up Watching Telly in the Eighties
All in the Best Possible Taste: Growing Up Watching Telly in the Eighties
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Start date
August 4, 2012
Why we're reading this
A chance to revisit the days when you had only 3 channels to complain about having nothing to watch on . . .
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]]> /group/show_book/70438-read-by-theme?group_book_id=636945 Sat, 04 Aug 2012 09:21:07 -0700 <![CDATA[Dan Leno and the Limehouse Golem]]> /group/show_book/70438-read-by-theme?group_book_id=636945
Dan Leno and the Limehouse Golem
Dan Leno and the Limehouse Golem
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Start date
August 3, 2012
Finish date
August 4, 2012
Why we're reading this
Because Peter Ackroyd lost me with Hawksmoor but be being willing to try him again has unearthed some gems.
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]]> /group/show_book/70438-read-by-theme?group_book_id=636001 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 14:13:39 -0700 <![CDATA[A Traveller's Life]]> /group/show_book/70438-read-by-theme?group_book_id=636001
A Traveller's Life
A Traveller's Life
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Finish date
August 2, 2012
Why we're reading this
Autobiography, including some of his travel writing, but mostly--at least the first half--set in England. Notable for its long, rambling sentences!
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]]> /group/show_book/70438-read-by-theme?group_book_id=635442 Sat, 01 Sep 2012 09:46:43 -0700 <![CDATA[The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Tales of Terror]]> /group/show_book/70438-read-by-theme?group_book_id=635442
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Tales of Terror
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Tales of Terror
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Start date
August 2, 2012
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]]> /group/show_book/70438-read-by-theme?group_book_id=634335 Sat, 04 Aug 2012 09:23:27 -0700 <![CDATA[Hangover Square]]> /group/show_book/70438-read-by-theme?group_book_id=634335
Hangover Square
Hangover Square
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Start date
August 1, 2012
Finish date
August 4, 2012
Why we're reading this
The 1930s is a period that interests me greatly . . .
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]]> /group/show_book/70438-read-by-theme?group_book_id=633621 Tue, 14 Aug 2012 13:02:53 -0700 <![CDATA[The Children of Men]]> /group/show_book/70438-read-by-theme?group_book_id=633621
The Children of Men
The Children of Men
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Start date
August 4, 2012
Finish date
August 7, 2012
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]]> /group/show_book/70438-read-by-theme?group_book_id=632800 Tue, 21 Aug 2012 23:22:08 -0700 <![CDATA[Triumff]]> /group/show_book/70438-read-by-theme?group_book_id=632800
Triumff
Triumff
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Start date
July 29, 2012
Finish date
August 1, 2012
Why we're reading this
Because I usually read Steampunk and this seems like an ideal companion piece . . .
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]]> /group/show_book/70438-read-by-theme?group_book_id=632319 Sat, 04 Aug 2012 09:25:05 -0700 <![CDATA[Ritual]]> /group/show_book/70438-read-by-theme?group_book_id=632319
Ritual
Ritual
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Start date
July 28, 2012
Finish date
July 29, 2012
Why we're reading this
I'm interested to see the roots of the Wicker Man.
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]]> /group/show_book/70438-read-by-theme?group_book_id=632211 Sat, 04 Aug 2012 09:25:31 -0700 <![CDATA[The Surgeon of Crowthorne: A Tale of Murder, Madness & the Love of Words]]> /group/show_book/70438-read-by-theme?group_book_id=632211
The Surgeon of Crowthorne: A Tale of Murder, Madness & the Love of Words
The Surgeon of Crowthorne: A Tale of Murder, Madness & the Love of Words
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Start date
July 28, 2012
Finish date
July 28, 2012
Why we're reading this
A book by one of my favourite writers of non-fiction.
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