The actual books are gorgeous – if you’ve never seen a Persephone book in the flesh, the simple grey cover means the all match on the outside but on the inside each has a different pattern from an appropriate fabric to the period where it was published. Miss Buncle has portrayed them as they are, and some take offence, particularly those who are not portrayed in a particularly bad light. Namely that most of the imaginary endings (marriage, travel, bigamous affair) for some of the very genuine people start to come true, while others -to avoid possible conclusions hinted at in the book (a ghost rising, a wife leaving her bullying husband) - decide upon mending their ways. The penciled date and a penciled name on the blank front end paper represent the only writing to be found anywhere. However she also didn't foresee that some of those with an exaggerated sense of their own dignity would want her punished!

Dorcas is sworn to keep it, but she has to know about it because she's the provider of strong coffee for Miss Buncle. La trama es bastante lineal y quizá previsible pero sin duda no pierde potencial y se disfruta de la misma manera.Barbara Buncle has seen her income diminish to the extent that she can hardly survive without doing something drastic to increase her income or decrease her expenditure. Second, you wouldn't think that a book about a lady writing a book would be riveting--but it totally was! If I had a list for books that was labeled simply "charming," Miss Buncle's Book would certainly top the list. Ich hätte nie gedacht, dass mir das Buch gefallen würde und habe es nur gelesen, weil mein Mann davon so sehr angetan war.

Schließlich hat sie eine Idee: Sie wird ein Buch schreiben, und zwar - da Phantasie nicht ihre Stärke ist - über etwas, das sie kennt.

I've got some GR friends who are Stevenson fans, and finally, after reading this book, I feel like I really understand their love for her novels. Stevenson's novels were best-sellers, with more than seven million copies printed and translations in multiple languages. Sus novelas tienen fama de ser humorísticas, románticas y alegres, un entretenimiento seguro; por ello decidí darle una oportunidad, deseando escapar del drama que es lo que suelo leer habitualmente y qué gran elección ha resultado ser. Obviously this is not everyone's cup of tea, but is was definitely mine and I shall read further adventures of Miss Buncle with unadulterated pleasure. When Miss Buncle's book is accepted and printed, the village of Silverstream is in an uproar over who this "John Smith" could be who knows them all so well.

The other aspect I loved is that this is a book about “a woman writing a novel about a woman writing a novel”. Unfortunately, the rear cover of the book is in rough condition (third photo) with significant rubbing. Dorothy Emily Stevenson, escritora y novelista, publicó en 1934 el primer tomo de la trilogía de Barbara Buncle «El libro de la señorita Buncle». Der Umschlag dezent randberieben, die Einbandkanten mit einzelnen kleinen Druckstellen, die Schnitte und einzelne Seitenränder ebd.

Die ebenso liebevolle, wie scharf beobachtende Darstellung der Einwohner und ihres Verhaltens ist ein absoluter Genuss, ganz besonders für anglophile Leser. Miss Buncle’s Book is an easy read, very immersive, and I lost myself only too readily in the village life of Silverstream/Copperfield. The story portrays her as quiet, unassuming and oblivious to others in some ways and an acute observer in others which made an interesting mix. Stich ins Wespennest" wurde 1934 veröffentlicht, und von nun an schrieb Stevenson jedes Jahr einen Roman. Unfortunately, Miss Buncle had no imagination, so she wrote about her friends – quite kindly and truthfully, of course, for she was a benevolent and veracious soul.