Tag Archives: First Lines

It Was a Dark and Stormy Night;

Posted on January 29, 2018 by vanbraman

What do you think of when you hear “It was a dark and stormy night”? Do you think of Snoopy sitting on his doghouse with his typewriter as he starts to write another book? Snoopy is more famous for this … Continue reading →

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Book Finds in Cambridge

Posted on October 13, 2017 by vanbraman

I am really jet lagged tonight, so just a quick post. For years now I have been slowly acquiring books of the Penguin Popular Classics imprint. I first started picking them up in my early trips to Germany and most … Continue reading →

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