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   jml58 said, 4 months ago

   A good book isn´t the worst place to be lost in.

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   Margueritem said, 4 months ago

   My favorite place to be lost in.

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   jukeofurl said, 4 months ago

   Anyone else just notice how much HRM resembles Timothy Spall?

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   Hugh B. Hayve said, 4 months ago

   I’m with ya there Maj!

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   Kingoswald said, 4 months ago

   Right on, Queen Vic! Why didn’t you knight Mr. Dickens, though?

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   kfaatz925 said, 4 months ago

   So the second illustration is Alice in Wonderland and the fourth (I think) is David Copperfield - others? (OK, I’m lame, I realize. ;) )

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   TiggerLeBounce said, 4 months ago

   I’m pretty sure one is Hunchback of Notre Dame. I’m not sure of the rest.

   And yes, your Majesty, a good book is a good place to be lost!

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   LibrarianInTraining said, 4 months ago

   When I started working in the library, I was always afraid I’d get fired for reading more books than I actually shelved.

   The last one appears to be Gulliver’s Travels, the part of the book where Gulliver meets the Lilliputians.

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   steverino said, 4 months ago

   “Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend. Inside of a dog, it’s too dark to read.”” –jukeofurl (???)

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    mivins said, 4 months ago

    HI Steverino! That great line is from the great Groucho Marx.

    Lovely strip today, Pab. I’m glad HRH can find plenty of wonderful books appropriate to her taste.

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    Sheila said, 4 months ago

    I would love to trade places with HRH in the top panel. Looks like a lovely place to spend eternity

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    yyyguy said, 4 months ago

    everyone’s visions of Heaven are as individual as they are. but, an endless library filled with books is certainly close to the top of MY list. along with lots of beer, and my favourite teams being competetive for championships.

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    Dypak said, 4 months ago

    In case you’re looking for a good summer read I recommend “The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet”. It is full of intelligence, thought and some very nice art. Don’t mistake it for a childrens book, just because the protagonist is 12, it’s not.Reif Larson is the author. Check it out.

    http://www.tsspivet.com/

    PS I’ve only managed to read three of Her Maj’s five. I think the first one could be something from Melville, perhaps “Moby Dick”?

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    Just plain Steve said, 4 months ago

    If it ‘s Melville it’s more likely “Billy Bud” (naval uniforms vs. seamen’s garb) Alice and Gulliver certainly. Panel four looks like Oliver Twist asking for more. Panel three, drawn by Crukshank? But who is the author?

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    packratmac said, 4 months ago

    I think Dickens refused to be knighted.

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    baslim_the_begger said, 4 months ago

    “I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.”
    – Jorge Luis Borges

    I’m with him, and yyyguy

    And I guess I would add that said library would contain all the books that have been lost in history as well as the ones we know

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    Furienna said, 4 months ago

    My paradise would be a library too.

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    steverino said, 4 months ago

    “HI Steverino! That great line is from the great Groucho Marx.”

    Mivins, check out jukeofurl’s avatar.

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    MommaMadeMe said, 4 months ago

    I hope all those illustrations are public domain.

    Just sayin’