Books Read in the Past Week

Books read for the first time are marked with a  #

"In A Great Tradition

Tribute to Dame Laurentia McLachlan,

Abbess of Stanbrook" #

by The Benedictines of Stanbrook

(I am very glad to have this book.  Rumer Godden

wrote in In This House of Brede: "All of the characters
in this book are imaginary, but many of the episodes
are based on fact; some are taken from the life and
sayings of Dame Laurentia McLachlan and Sister Mary
Ann McArdle of Stanbrook Abbey."

"In This House of Brede,"

by Rumer Godden

[fiction]

{Sunday books}

"The Imitation of Mary In Four Books" #

by Alexander De Rouville 

Revised and Edited by Matthew J. O'Connell

[devotional reading, Catholic]

(one chapter a day; more on Sunday)

"Penrod and Sam"

by Booth Tarkington

[fiction]
{carried over from last week}

I love the "Penrod" stories, but I've been
planning for some time now to write a post
about the racism in the books.

"Collecting Things"
by Paul Villiard
(nonfiction)

"Mary Poppins"

by P. L. Travers

[children's fiction]

(openlibrary.org loan)

"The Book of Festivals and Holidays

the World Over"
by Maguerite Ickis
[children's non-fiction]

"Never Go Anywhere With Digby"
by Ethelyn M. Parkinson
[children's fiction]

"The Honest Dollar"
by Dorothy Simpson
[children's fiction]
{carrying over into next week}