I read 5 or 6 books at once. But every now and then I drop the Jap literature and wierd folky tales and go back to an old favourite like Squire Haggards Journal. Probably number 2 in the list of all time politically incorrect books I own behind 'Unnatural Selection'.
How can you not love a book set in 18th century England that starts:
Dec 10, 1777. Rain. Amos Bindweed d. from Putrefaction of the Inward Parts. Jas. Soaper hanged for stealg. a nail. His last words were: 'May you all rot.' Recd. from Thos. Gadgrind the sum of 0 0S. 1 1/4 d, the farthg. being bad. Shot unusual poacher in a.m. In p.m. rcvd. a writ for 33 5S 6 3/4d. in respect of some pigs bt off Jeremiah Rhubarb, which all had swine fever so I did not pay him. Ate a pease puddg. for dinner but it was bad , so gave what remained to my wife, and consumed two botts. of Madeira to expunge the taste.
ITEM: to purgatives, 0 0S 1/4 d
How can you not love a book set in 18th century England that starts:
Dec 10, 1777. Rain. Amos Bindweed d. from Putrefaction of the Inward Parts. Jas. Soaper hanged for stealg. a nail. His last words were: 'May you all rot.' Recd. from Thos. Gadgrind the sum of 0 0S. 1 1/4 d, the farthg. being bad. Shot unusual poacher in a.m. In p.m. rcvd. a writ for 33 5S 6 3/4d. in respect of some pigs bt off Jeremiah Rhubarb, which all had swine fever so I did not pay him. Ate a pease puddg. for dinner but it was bad , so gave what remained to my wife, and consumed two botts. of Madeira to expunge the taste.
ITEM: to purgatives, 0 0S 1/4 d