No bear trap, no prison cell, no dungeon nor black hole can so firmly keep someone captured than a good book and a comfy chair. Have you ever had such a Love2Read moment? Let us know in the comments!
I remember being back in boarding school, reading Catriona by Stevenson. My favourite place to read was a conservatory off the main building. One glorious free period, I was so comfortably ensconced in one of the wicker chairs, engrossed in the action of the protagonists, that I didn't hear the bell for the next class. Having the place to myself, it was perhaps unsurprising that thus ensnared, it wasn't until I finished the novel that I realised the day had been and gone without me.
Later on my report card, my teachers kindly referred to the incident by calling me 'surprisingly elusive.' The euphemism failed to save me, however: My mother immediately demanded an explanation.
"No doubt but there was much of the truth in what he said; if James was past helping, whom was it more natural that I should turn to help than just the man before me, who had helped myself so often, and was even now setting me a pattern of patience? I was besides not only weary, but beginning to be ashamed, of my perpetual attitude of suspicion and refusal."
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- Catriona, by Robert Louis Stevenson.
About the book:
Catriona (also known as David Balfour) is a novel written in 1893 by Robert Louis Stevenson as a sequel to his earlier novel Kidnapped. It tells the further story of the central character David Balfour. — From Wikipedia.
About the author:
Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson (13 November 1850 – 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, and travel writer. His most famous works are Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.
A literary celebrity during his lifetime, Stevenson now ranks among the 26 most translated authors in the world. His works have been admired by many other writers, including Jorge Luis Borges, Ernest Hemingway, Rudyard Kipling, Marcel Schwob, Vladimir Nabokov, J.M. Barrie, and G. K. Chesterton, who said of him that he "seemed to pick the right word up on the point of his pen, like a man playing spillikins." — From Wikipedia.
A literary celebrity during his lifetime, Stevenson now ranks among the 26 most translated authors in the world. His works have been admired by many other writers, including Jorge Luis Borges, Ernest Hemingway, Rudyard Kipling, Marcel Schwob, Vladimir Nabokov, J.M. Barrie, and G. K. Chesterton, who said of him that he "seemed to pick the right word up on the point of his pen, like a man playing spillikins." — From Wikipedia.
Find a copy:
- Catriona is available online via Project Gutenberg, eBrary or at YeOldeLibrary.com.
About Teaser Tuesdays:
Teaser Tuesday is a weekly book meme hosted by MizB at Should Be Reading! Everyone is welcome to play!
How it works:
1. Grab a book from your collection
2. Select 2 sentences that make an interesting teaser (avoid spoilers please!)
3. Post the sentences, along with author and book title in the comments of this post
1 comment:
This is another one of those books that I've always heard about but have never read…thanks for sharing!
Here's mine: http://duckduckcow.blogspot.com/2012/12/teaser-tuesday-haunted-utah.html
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