Once upon a time, many years ago, I was a student. As a student, our English teacher thought when school dismissed for summer, that reading would be a good idea. To some students she would assign books, others were left up to chose on their own.
That set in motion a life time habit of loving to read especially in the summer.
Summer reading means finding a shady spot and losing yourself for hours in the pages of times gone by.
I happen to love OLD BOOKS, the older the
better. I was thrilled to find this book tucked away with some of our families old treasures.
An inscription on the inside makes it a bit of a mystery. Were these family friends? Were they family members? I know my father was born in Chadron, Nebraska. The date the book was gifted May 26th 1896.
Look at that price. I am also looking at the beautiful hand writing.
The pages are now yellowed and crisp and must be handled with great care. Oh, How I love reading the pages, as they share so much history.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._D._E._N._Southworth
http://www.streetsofwashington.com/2012/01/prolific-mrs-eden-southworth-and-her.html
More about the author
Her home. I am just fascinated by this woman and feel so lucky to have one of her books. I might need to collect more.
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