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From the Court Column of the Daily Post,30th July, 1931.
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I‘m currently reading this 1933 novel about a young woman who goes to London to find work for a year and ends up in the book department of a major department store. It‘s illustrated with line drawings and utterly delightful so far!

“The worst of earning one's living, Basil, is that it leaves so little time over to live in.“

This book has a footnote explaining what carbon paper is.

I feel 100 years old.

Loved this charming epistolary novel from 1933 (reissued by the amazing Handheld Press). Hilary Fane works in the library of Everyman‘s department store. Wonderful details of 1930s London.

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@Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Have been in the slightest of slumps. Hoping that this one might help. I heard good things about it recently, so 🤞

Ah, I liked this gentle and amusing, tongue in cheek series of letters very much😊😊. Nice and light hearted.

A good friend of mine is in the publishing industry and seeks out little known or recently re published books. She's lent this one to me 😍☺😍☺

Charming between the wars tale of a young Scottish lady establishing her independence by earning her living in a London department store. It had some similarities with Begin Again, but overall it was much more positive (and maybe less realistic) about choosing that life. I have to thank @Jess_Read_This for putting this one on my radar. Have you read it yet @LeahBergen ?
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5⭐️ I think I read this with a permanent grin on my face & gave a silly sigh in response to a Private Not To Be Filed Office Correspondence. It truly is a gem. I found Jane Oliver's writing delightful. The writing combined with the clever illustrations by Ann Stafford, was perfection. It's no secret I love novels told in an epistolary format. This one is told through a series of letters, telegrams, and inter office correspondence. A new favorite.