Recent Book Buys -

Just before I went on holiday, I ordered a couple of books that had taken my fancy. Some, the Penguin Classics, I had been meaning to pick up for a while but finally ordered after reading a post from Becky and the other intrigued me – I’ve got a whole series coming up in regards to that one so keep your eyes peeled!

I couldn’t resist picking up a few of the Penguin Little Black Classics – here is what I picked up:

Anthem For Doomed Youth by Wilfred Owen

The Wife of Bath by Geoffrey Chaucer

The Great Fire of London by Samuel Pepys

Goblin Market by Christina Rossetti
Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime by Oscar Wilde
The Night is Darkening Round Me by Emily Bronte
The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe

The first few I selected are very reminiscent of my education – I remember learning about Wilfred Owen at school and I always loved Chaucer at school, unlike most. We all remember learning about the Great Fire of London too, right?

I couldn’t resist Goblin Market as Christina Rossetti wrote my favourite poem of all time, ‘Remember’ and the last three were just a few authors that I wanted to read – I’ve read some work from each of the authors before but wanted to read a few more pieces of their work. At 80p per book, I’m super impressed and can’t wait to get stuck in – these are perfect!

The last book I bought was The Selfie Journal: A Photo Journal Of 101 Selfies To Take And Collect. I haven’t seen anyone mentioning it yet but it intrigued me enough to purchase it. The idea is to take 101 selfies, prompted by this book, and then stick them in. There is also some free space at the back for any other ideas you may have selfie-wise.In the past few years, I have become very unhappy with my appearance and I am hoping that by setting myself a challenge of filling this book up, I may start to have fun and start to feel a little happier in my own skin again.

Do you own any of these books? What is the most recent book that you bought?