Sigh.

[stoutfellow]

Doesn't it just figure? Tonight there's not a cloud in the sky.

I gave the second (and last) midterms of the semester to my advanced classes this week. That should keep me occupied this weekend (but I will take time for the trick-or-treaters, of course).

For my next bus book, I decided to reread an old classic: Machiavelli's Discourses. I've read it twice before, I think, but not in many years. I've finished A Fountain Full of Blood (and will be commenting on it when I get a chance - don't fret, hh!) and begun Sprig Muslin, with A Hat Full of Sky waiting in the wings.

Comments

[toraks.livejournal.com]

Have fun with Sprig Muslin!!

Is it a first time or reread? Have you read much Heyer before?

I enjoyed it more the third time. :-)

[stoutfellow.livejournal.com]

It's (or it will be) the twentieth Heyer I've read. I got a complete list of her historicals and romances, and I'm ticking them off as I buy them. The last time I visited Amazon.uk, I was going over their list of her works and remembered how highly you'd spoken of Sprig Muslin; that was what prompted me to choose that one this time.

[toraks.livejournal.com]

Yikes! Now I'm going to feel responsible if you don't like it! :-)

It's one of the very frivolous ones that hits different people different ways. I hope you enjoy it!

[stoutfellow.livejournal.com]

Not to worry. I intend to buy the complete set; I would have bought Spring Muslin eventually in any case.

Besides, I've enjoyed (albeit in varying degrees) everything of hers that I've read so far.

[stoutfellow.livejournal.com]

Sigh. Sprig.

[toraks.livejournal.com]

From your previous comment, I had realized that you were probably going for the whole set (me too, by the way!).

I was just joking a bit, which I hope the smiley face conveyed.

I do still hope you'll like it!

[toraks.livejournal.com]

I know, I always thought of it as Spring after I first saw it. It's only recently that I've been consciously saying/thinking Sprig!!

It helps that on the Heyer list they put up some links to what they think sprig or sprigged muslin actually looks like! :-)