New books

Hello blog, it's been a while, hasn't it?

Last week I went shopping in Uptown to a nice big fancy book store, Magers & Quinn. M&Q is a place where I can easily spend hours, just browsing and reading and touching the books. It's a perfect shop. 

To be honest, I was on a mission to buy Christmas presents, and I wasn't trying to spend money on myself. I lasted through several other shops and spent far too much on a mediocre Vietnamese dinner, but when I got to M&Q I decided to spend a bit... just a bit... on myself.

First up...

Lady Susan, The Watsons, and Sandition by Jane Austen.

I haven't read any of these! Can you believe it? I also haven't read Northanger Abbey, but that's perhaps beside the point...

...now it's in the "to read" stack.

Second...

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

My third copy. It's a beautiful Penguin Hardcover edition. It's so beautiful on its own that I almost wish it didn't have all the introductory pages with annotations and commentary... scratch that, I definitely wish it didn't have all that stuff. I wish it was just Pride and Prejudice, all on its own on those smooth, perfect pages, with the crisp spine and sweet little ribbon. I love this copy so much. It's gorgeous. It's my favorite book and it's glorious.