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That I collect books is a given. If I could live in a room constructed entirely of books, I would be so happy.
It's not just a blind collection, though. In and among my legions of books, I have several collections. I collect different editions of Little Women, the first book I could call my own (it was a gift) and the one that first inspired me to try writing my own stories. So far, I have about six editions, including one bound with Little Men. I'm working on getting all the Trixie Belden books. I have some original editions, some mass production editions from when I was young (and first read them) and some of the new bindings they came out with a few years ago.
But I'm most enamored by my collection of Madeleine Brent books. I started reading these only a few years after the last one came out. In fact, Golden Urchin was one of the first paperbacks I bought with my own money. I've been trying to find decently priced hardback first editions (it's weird to call them "first editions" when they came out in the early 80s) and I thought I had them all. THOUGHT. Today, I went looking to see if there was any audiobooks (sadly, no) which led me back to Amazon where I discovered that there is one of the collection that I don't own! I know that I read Heritage of Shadows because I read through them in the library one summer, but I don't own it. How sad!
Now I have a mission. Find a copy of the book.
And forever, I will try to find another author who can write a Gothic Romance like Madeleine/Peter.
It's not just a blind collection, though. In and among my legions of books, I have several collections. I collect different editions of Little Women, the first book I could call my own (it was a gift) and the one that first inspired me to try writing my own stories. So far, I have about six editions, including one bound with Little Men. I'm working on getting all the Trixie Belden books. I have some original editions, some mass production editions from when I was young (and first read them) and some of the new bindings they came out with a few years ago.
But I'm most enamored by my collection of Madeleine Brent books. I started reading these only a few years after the last one came out. In fact, Golden Urchin was one of the first paperbacks I bought with my own money. I've been trying to find decently priced hardback first editions (it's weird to call them "first editions" when they came out in the early 80s) and I thought I had them all. THOUGHT. Today, I went looking to see if there was any audiobooks (sadly, no) which led me back to Amazon where I discovered that there is one of the collection that I don't own! I know that I read Heritage of Shadows because I read through them in the library one summer, but I don't own it. How sad!
Now I have a mission. Find a copy of the book.
And forever, I will try to find another author who can write a Gothic Romance like Madeleine/Peter.
