Is it too bad to want still another copy of Jane Austen novels?

Well, I aleady have all the major novels of hers, some even in duplicate and S&S even in triplicate: a Penguin paperback of each one collected the summer when I finished the 2nd year at the University, then another (identical!) paperback of P&P which I cherish and even made a special papercover for it, because it was the first prize at the British Council Bookweek contest for my essay about Jane Austen, then the identical (again!)Penguin paperback of S&S, a Birthday gift from family friends who know I'm crazy about English books, but didn't know I already had S&S (still wondering what to do with this one) and yet another S&S (I carry it with me in my bag), a small-sized hardcover bound in red cloth with a satin bookmark and golden edges, I just couldn't resist the temptaition to buy it! Then there's also a small sized copy of Persuasion and Northanger Abbey in a single volume, with illustrations, it's a bit of antique, printed in the 1930s (and it's actually a 1930 reprint of a 1890s edition), with black-and white illustrations. But I still want to have this one, which has all the 6 major novels and Lady Susan under one cover. So convenient when you feel like reading Austen before going to bed but cannot decide which novel particularly and stand a whole while gazing at the bookshelf... besides, I don't have Lady Susan yet, I only read it borrowed from the British council library, Austen minor works in the original are nowhere to be found here!

Beauty Sleep

Book Description:

"LITTLE PRINCESS, LOVELY AS THE DAWN, WELL-NAMED AURORE..."
With these seemingly innocent words, the fate of a newborn princess is sealed. For years the king and queen despaired of ever having a child. When Aurore arrives, though the entire kingdom celebrates, not all are overjoyed. They use her christening as an occasion for revenge, and her young life is overshadowed by a curse of death almost as soon as it has begun. Those who can, intervene, but evil has a way of holding fast. A sleep of a hundred years following the pricking of a finger is the best that can be done.
And so Aurore grows up. Forbidden princesslike tasks of embroidery and sewing, she explores the great outdoors, reveling in the flora and fauna that surround her castle home. Then one day she meets a handsome stranger in an enchanted wood and begins an adventure the likes of which she never dreamed of.
This is the story of the Sleeping Beauty, here quite awake and given new voice. Taunted by fate, Aurore soon learns that although she cannot sidestep her own destiny, love itself is actually the most powerful magic of all.

I love the story of Sleeping Beauty / Dornroeschen, so I would love to read this.
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P.S. You should be careful when reading book reviews at the office, I accidentally pasted it (after copying to read afterwards) and sent as a business letter. Thankfully, I sent it only to our branch office manager, not to the foreign partner itself! The manager replied: "Did you send this story to the factory??" My thoughts: "What could be wrong with that letter? Is that not polite? ... Then: THAT story! Crazy me!!!". The branch office manager at her side at first thought that we were using an allegoric story to describe the situation better, because English is not her mother tongue either! But no, it was just me. Lucky I did not send it to the factory and this will remain between us - in fact, we are good friends! :))

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P.P.S.1 Book description is taken from amazon.com

P.P.S.2 Hopefully, I'm posting to my blog and not sending to another business partner now!!! That felt like a regular Bridget Jones moment!

Happy New Year!!!

We have merrily seen 2007 in, let it bring all the best to everyone!

Picture: My New Year tree this year, the presents were still unwrapped :))

We had a merry time opening them today!