Gladstone's Library

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Found among the travelogues, this book from 1894: A Winter Jaunt to (that most exotic and daring destination, "hitherto (...) practically unknown to Englishmen") Norway in winter!

By Mrs Alec Tweedie (née Harley) - a woman without even a first name of her own, but possessed of wanderlust and a decent travel budget, (not to mention a brother already at her destination).

#Gladstones24

Suet624 I love books like this. 11mo

Leniverse @Suet624 Same! 19th century travelogues is the non-fiction subgenre I didn't know I needed in my life 😂 They're fascinating. 11mo

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Leniverse

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Every year at #GladstonesLibrary I come across at least one title that amuses me (or makes me cringe - I still haven't gotten over "Journeys Among the Gentle Japs")
This year I present to you: CHEAP TRACTS
Entertaining, moral and religious, (not to mention cheap) repository tracts - for the use of W. E. Gladstone's servants in 1833.

LeahBergen So cool! 11mo

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TrishB

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Let the reading begin.
#gladstones24

charl08 😍 11mo

LiteraryinPA Yay! Time to live vicariously through people‘s posts! 11mo

youneverarrived 😍😍 11mo

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Librarybelle Agreed, @LiteraryinPA ! Have fun, @TrishB ! 11mo

sarahbarnes Enjoy!! 11mo

Suet624 Keep sending photos!! 11mo

LeahBergen Yay!! 👏👏 11mo

Deblovestoread Wonderful! 11mo

MaureenMc 🥰👏👏 11mo

BarbaraBB Great photo 😍 11mo

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RaeLovesToRead

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I miss my happy place! 🥲

MicheleinPhilly I just booked for next year! 🤗 2y

RaeLovesToRead @MicheleinPhilly Woo!!!! 🥳🥳 Welcome aboard! 😊 It'll be great to have you with us. 2y

julesG @MicheleinPhilly 🥳🥳🥳🥳 2y

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RaeLovesToRead

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#gladstonerds 💕

@squirrelbrain @Leniverse @julesG @Susanita @Oryx @scripturient @jenniferw88 @TrishB @rockpools @CGalinor3 @MicheleinPhilly @BarbaraBB @Cinfhen

Oryx Great pic! Very atmospheric. Totally haunted. 2y

scripturient I can see my room! 😍😍 2y

julesG Wow! That's a great picture. 2y

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BarbaraBB Wow what a fantastic location 2y

Cinfhen Stunning photo 🫶🏼🤩❣️ 2y

RaeLovesToRead @Oryx @julesG @BarbaraBB @Cinfhen Thank you!! 🥰🥰🥰 2y

RaeLovesToRead @scripturient Mine too, now that I look! Glad the light isn't on!! 👻👻👻👻 2y

MicheleinPhilly WOW! So basically you‘re saying that I won‘t sleep a wink? 😉 2y

RaeLovesToRead @MicheleinPhilly If it's like it was on Saturday no one will... they had a proper rave going on somewhere. It was cute at 10pm but when it got to 3am and they were still rocking out to Natasha Bedingfield I was not impressed! 🤣🤣 2y

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RaeLovesToRead

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I don't want to leave 🥲
Thanks for a wonderful few days fellow #gladstonerds 💕
@squirrelbrain @Leniverse @julesG @TrishB @rockpools @Oryx @scripturient @Susanita

RaeLovesToRead @CGalinor3 Found you! 😉 2y

CGalinor3 @RaeLovesToRead Thanks! 😁 2y

Branwen I hope I can join you guys next year! 🥹💕📚 2y

RaeLovesToRead @Branwen I will keep you posted on what's happening! It would be great for you to join us 🥰 2y

RaeLovesToRead @squirrelbrain Can we keep Becky in the loop? She's hoping to come along in future! 2y

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Leniverse

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If Gladstone read this travelogue that was gifted to him by the author (see earlier post), he must have bailed halfway through as several of the pages haven't been cut. So I might have to go the Project Gutenberg route if I want to find out what Rev. Christie experienced in the East and South of Russia. (Not a great deal if the first half of the book is anything to go by.)
#Gladstonerds

julesG Interesting way to find out if someone bailed on a book that was gifted to them 2y

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Leniverse

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I always find some eye catching title in Gladstone's. And this time an inscription I can only partly decipher!
"The Right Honourable ?? Gladstone MP with the Author's compliments (compls)
Carlisle Nov(?) 10th 1878"

#Gladstonerds

julesG W. Gladstone - I'd say. 😍 2y

LeeRHarry WE Gladstone if it‘s the former British PM 😊 very cool! (edited) 2y

LeahBergen Very cool! 2y

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squirrelbrain

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All of the fabulous books from our Blind Date with a Book swap at Gladstone‘s Library #readingretreat.

Are there any you‘ve read and would recommend?!

Tamra Anxious to read Belle Greene - but will have to wait until December 2024 for #Europacollective buddy read. 😭 (edited) 2y

squirrelbrain @tamra - lucky for me that‘s the one I picked! I will wait too…. December‘s not that far away now is it?! 2y

Tamra @squirrelbrain next year 😫 2y

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Cinfhen Ohhhhh….good!! I wanted to see all the book titles 🤩 2y

squirrelbrain Oh no @tamra - I didn‘t notice the 2024! 🤣 Not sure I can wait that long! 2y

JenReadsAlot Oh I love the snow child!! 2y

LeahBergen Fun! 👏👏 2y

nanuska_153 Momo is ❤️❤️❤️ 2y

jlhammar I also loved The Snow Child. Looking forward to reading Belle Greene next year! 2y

Caroline2 I loved The Snow Child and I have the river one on my kindle, I‘ve heard it‘s good but I‘ve not read it yet. 2y

LeeRHarry Loved The Snow Child and Go As A River is on my TBR. 2y

squirrelbrain @LeeRHarry @carolines2 - Go As A River is very good. (edited) 2y

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squirrelbrain

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Unpacked my book pile at our #readingretreat.

I‘ve not had one of the rooms with the posh book wallpaper before!

#gladstonerds

rockpools, Oryx, scripturient, Susanita, TrishB, jenniferw88, julesG, Leniverse, RaeLovesToRead, CGalinor3

rockpools ❤️❤️❤️ I‘m quite jealous of your book heap. I think I ended up taking most of my ‘real‘ books out. Except the Wombles. If anyone needs to borrow the Wombles this weekend, just let me know! 2y

rockpools Also 🎉Wallpaper & Roberts Radio🎉 2y

squirrelbrain You can borrow one if you wish! @rockpools 2y

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squirrelbrain And WHY the Wombles?! @rockpools 2y

rockpools @squirrelbrain And there was me planning to read all of my ARCs I‘ve ever acquired since the dawn of time 😘 2y

rockpools @squirrelbrain Heading to Scotland after. Not for me, honest guv! 2y

TheKidUpstairs Enjoy!!! If I win the lottery one of these years, I'd love to fly over and join you all on retreat 😁 Great reading stack! 2y

Mitch I loved this ! Enjoy!

The Covenant of Water (Oprah's Book Club)

Cinfhen Wonderful stack! Enjoy 💚 2y

squirrelbrain We‘d love you to join us @TheKidUpstairs ! 😃 2y

squirrelbrain I‘m looking forward to starting it @Mitch although I‘ve gone in with the new Richard Osman first…. 2y

BarbaraBB Looking so good! That wallpaper and that radio. And the books of course. Enjoy to the max! Next year @Cinfhen and I will join you 🤞🏽🤞🏽🤞🏽🤞🏽 2y

MicheleinPhilly @BarbaraBB @Cinfhen I‘m planning on it too. ☺️ 2y

Cinfhen Yay!!! That would be awesomesauce @MicheleinPhilly - I‘ve been thinking of you xx ohhh, another reason to make it happen @BarbaraBB 🩷🩷🩷 2y

RaeLovesToRead @BarbaraBB @Cinfhen @MicheleinPhilly Look forward to meeting you all next year!! 🥰🥰 2y

MicheleinPhilly @Cinfhen I‘m surviving. 😘😘 2y

squirrelbrain @Cinfhen @BarbaraBB @MicheleinPhilly - we‘ll decide on dates very soon and let you all know! 2y

Cinfhen Thanks so much Helen xx just hoping the Jewish Holidays won‘t interfere 💜🙏🏻 2y

Cinfhen @MicheleinPhilly all the love 💕 💕 💕 2y

squirrelbrain Ohhh of course @Cinfhen - I think we might not have much choice on weekends, due to other Littens‘ commitments, but when are your Holidays next year and we‘ll see what we can do? (edited) 2y

Cinfhen Obviously do what‘s best for you guys but luckily the Jewish Holidays don‘t fall out until the first week of October next year🤩 so I think early/mid September should be fine 🥰 2y

squirrelbrain @Cinfhen - we‘ll try not to do October then! 😘 2y

squirrelbrain @cinfhen - the only weekend we can do is the same one next year, so it will be Thurs 26th Sept until Sunday 30th. Does that work for you? I‘ll drop you an email later this afternoon anyway with more info. 2y

Cinfhen RH begins Wednesday October 2 so it might be too close as there‘s a lot to prepare 🥺 im not ruling it out - I‘ll check flights and speak to my husband and see what he thinks. Thanks so much, Helen xxxx 2y

squirrelbrain Oh no! You could always leave late on the Saturday maybe. Most of us leave after lunch on Sunday so you wouldn‘t miss much then. @cinfhen 2y

squirrelbrain Leave it with us though @Cinfhen - we‘re going to have a chat, see if we can do it 2 weeks earlier. 😘 2y

Cinfhen So sweet but you all come first 😘😘😘 2y

BarbaraBB @MicheleinPhilly You‘re really thinking of coming? That would be awesome! (edited) 2y

BarbaraBB Let‘s know the final schedule Helen and I‘ll see if I can come. Would love to! @Cinfhen 2y

CBee @squirrelbrain would you let me know as well? Right now I don‘t know if it‘s even possible for me to come, but I want to so badly! 2y

squirrelbrain Hi @CBee - we‘ve picked Thursday 10th October next year, for 3 nights. Drop me an email to helenharrogate at gmail dot com and we can discuss further, if you wish. I hope you can come! 😘 2y

CBee @squirrelbrain will do! 😊 2y

LeeRHarry I‘m always hoping to make it one day too 😊 depending on when I‘m over in the UK visiting the family - the 10th is actually my birthday so if I was to come I might come for another day that weekend as my brother lives in North Wales so I could 🤞make it work. 😊 2y

squirrelbrain That would be fab @leerharry - even if you only stay a night or two, or just pop in for the day! 2y

Megabooks How cool! 2y

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Susanita

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This picture was taken two months ago today at Gladstone‘s Library. I miss the #fireplace and the food and the company and the bonging church clock and…

I bet it‘s lovely there with Christmas decorations. #DivineDecember

rockpools, Oryx, scripturient, TrishB, jenniferw88, julesG, Leniverse, Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks, squirrelbrain, Mitch, RaeLovesToRead, CGalinor3

Eggs Perfect 🤩 3y

squirrelbrain Aw! We arrived just as they decorated for Christmas last year…and just in time for a big, howling storm! 3y

RaeLovesToRead Miss you all! 🥰🥰🥰 My sister was there with my Mum the other day. I was so jealous!! Although I'm living it up in York so I can hardly complain too much 😉🙃 3y

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rockpools ❤️❤️❤️ 3y

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks So pretty 🔥 3y

TrishB So lovely ♥️ miss all too. 3y

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jenniferw88

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Thanks for a fab weekend everyone!

#readingretreat #Gladstonerds @TrishB @scripturient @squirrelbrain @Mitch @julesG @Oryx @Susanita @CGainor3 @rockpools @Leniverse @RaeLovesToRead

RaeLovesToRead It's been awesome! 😊💕 3y

TrishB Here‘s to next year 😁 3y

jenniferw88 @TrishB should that be a spoiler as we're not opening it up to others yet? 3y

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squirrelbrain ❤️❤️❤️ 3y

TrishB I just meant generally 😁😁 3y

jenniferw88 @TrishB haha! I just thought I wouldn't write anything about next year because we weren't opening it up yet! 🤣 3y

youneverarrived It looks amazing ❤️ 3y

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Leniverse

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Treasure found at Gladstone's. The Book of the Goat. By the British Goat Society. Containing Full Particulars of Breeds of Goats and Their Profitable Management.
The publisher also has "Book of the Rabbit - a charming book for rabbit fanciers", "Pig Keeping for Amateurs", and "Fancy Mice" which "goes thoroughly into the subject".

#Gladstonerds #ReadingRetreat

julesG 🤣🤣 3y

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