tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post3715901316670974274..comments2024-03-25T22:59:30.053+00:00Comments on Desperate Reader: Fairy tales and MadeiraDesperate Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-32378538949690454382015-12-19T15:25:39.941+00:002015-12-19T15:25:39.941+00:00I haven't heard the song, and must look for it...I haven't heard the song, and must look for it, sounds hilarious - my father uses the phrase so I'll ask him if he knows the source. The fairy tales are fabulous indeed. Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-21236753828461362532015-12-19T10:32:21.415+00:002015-12-19T10:32:21.415+00:00The O/C Fairytales sounds fabulous -- I shall send...The O/C Fairytales sounds fabulous -- I shall send out very strong hints to family. I associate Madeira with Madeira M'Dear, sung by a family friend (have you heard it? The perils of young ladies consuming strong drink)skiourophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200877834536477400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-83468295557749195832015-12-03T22:08:20.339+00:002015-12-03T22:08:20.339+00:00They're great books! I think I saw a collectio...They're great books! I think I saw a collection of her ghost stories somewhere, maybe grey ladies (though I might be getting mixed up with someone else) she's top of my list to hunt out in January Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-17912985245422619562015-12-03T19:16:38.823+00:002015-12-03T19:16:38.823+00:00They look like lovely books, I'm so glad I saw...They look like lovely books, I'm so glad I saw this, they've been added to the want list right away. I, too, am reading Edith Nesbit and missed out on her books growing up, had only read two of her books; am in the process of reading 'Five Children and It.'Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11834243825586087161noreply@blogger.com