Library Discoveries

This is today's book: Banker, Traitor, Scapegoat, Spy? The Troublesome Case of Sir Edgar Speyer by Antony Lentin. Here are my detailed Kindle highlights on Goodreads. Support us on Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/pcd See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We return in November with The Command of the Ocean by N. A. M. Rodger and The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel. Check us out wherever you get your podcasts and at www.library.wtdaudio.com Support us on Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/pcd See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A tribute to the heroic adventures of Patrick Leigh Fermor and William Stanley "Billy" Moss on Crete in WW2, including a closer look at Paddy's letters and other writings. I have been a fan of Patrick Leigh Fermor for years, but what does Billy's book, Ill Met By Moonlight, add to our knowledge? This is a crossover episode with our Spies of London podcast, and the first of two special episodes on this subject. Enjoy! In the show I refer to an article I wrote about letters and diaries of famous people. You can read it here: https://paulcdettmann.com/2020/02/08/the-art-of-the-letter Support us on Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/pcd See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A look ahead to our special episode on the SOE heroes Patrick Leigh Fermor and Billy Moss, a crossover episode with our Spies of London podcast. Support this podcast

We focus on HMS Surprise by the Folio Society, but this is a special episode about the Royal Naval world created by Patrick O'Brian in 1970 and as featured in the Hollywood movie starring Russell Crowe. Support us on Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/pcd See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Emily St. John Mandel is not well-known in the UK, but she is the acclaimed author of Station Eleven, a post-apocalyptic novel about life after a global pandemic. In this episode, I refer to the Museum of Civilization and my suggested gift of a manual (non-electric) printing press. I have now found that article, here: https://paulcdettmann.com/2020/06/22/station-eleven-museum-of-civilization/ Support us on Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/pcd See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The third novel by Thomas McGuane, this copy is from Lambeth Public Library in London. This episode also mentions Panama and Tom's movie, The Missouri Breaks. You can read more about the national monument in Missouri here: https://missouribreaks.org/the-breaks-story-map/ Tom even made the Paris Review! https://www.theparisreview.org/interviews/2867/the-art-of-fiction-no-89-thomas-mcguane Support us on Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/pcd See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Terry Nation invented the Daleks and was a famous TV writer in the 1970s and 80s. He wrote for The Saint and The Avengers, and Rebecca's World was his first children's book. This is the US edition illustrated by Larry Learmonth. Support us on Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/pcd See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Coningsby is one of the most remembered novels by Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli. It has dated, but it is still important as a historical record from one of the few politicians who was also a successful Victorian novelist. Support us on Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/pcd See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The novel Triad by Mary Leader inspired Stevie Nicks to write her famous song, Rhiannon. This episode looks at the way these two events are connected. Support us on Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/pcd See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The most recent and complete collection of Orwell’s works spans twenty volumes. Edited by Peter Davison (no, not that one) the first nine volumes are the books and the other eleven are the letters and journalism, broadly speaking. This week’s episode of the podcast covers volumes eighteen and nineteen, plus my thoughts about Orwell’s fiction. Since this episode was recorded, VAT on UK eBooks has been removed. The Kindle price for Orwell's nonfiction is now £12.99 and not £30 as mentioned in the episode. Support us on Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/pcd See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

My own collection of rare and signed novels by spymaster John le Carré. Support us on Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/pcd See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kate Bush, Yorkshire, Ellis Bell. This one has a lot. Support us on Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/pcd See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is my copy of a book found in Nuffield Place, home of William Morris. Thy Servant A Dog by Rudyard Kipling was published by Methuen in 1930 at a price of five shillings. Support us on Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/pcd See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A life of Guy Burgess. The life of Guy Burgess. Not the ice cream man from Beverley, but one of the Cambridge Five cold war spies. One of the greatest traitors ever to grace our shores. Or was he? Support us on Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/pcd See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our first book is a selection of articles and essays by Lord Robert Baden-Powell of Gilwell, GCMG GCVO. Support us on Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/pcd See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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