Ok, any book that begins by printing G.M. Hopkin's poem, "Spring and Fall" already has me hooked. That was the poem that taught me I could read and interpret poetry for myself...And then, "Lady of Shalott!" What a treasure. Add Pooh and his friends, and we have a very literate narrator. Carey and...
Today was the day that Avis and Melville were to be married. Excited preparations by the servants had culminated in an elegantly decorated Great Hall, covered in flowing silks and rose petals, with trestle tables buckling under platters and platters of lovingly prepared meats and glazed vegetable...