confessions of a book collector (the sun behind cloud cover)

so horsemouth is up to three stories/ character studies for the far future village band.

will he write a fourth? we shall see.

yesterday

nothing in the charity shops but after that a walk on great western way and then back across the river by the bridge used by the original hereford to abergavenny rail route. 

he dived into the oxfam near hereford cathedral before getting the bus out to pick up some books he had spotted earlier.

- nicholas royle, confessions of a book collector £3.99 (fake picador)

- teffi; memories from moscow to the black sea  £4.99 (nyrb)

the royle is good and enjoyable (horsemouth started reading it while waiting for the bus). royle namechecks some important bookshops for horsemouth - halcyon and skoob, and some important books and writers -anna kavan's sleep has his house and ice for example). he's good on inclusions in books (letters, photos, ticket stubs etc.), multiple copies, different covers etc. 

the teffi horsemouth will start on soon. (he has to admit he has never heard of it before). 

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ok written in the morning.

horsemouth was up early (or at least he thought about it from an early hour). the royle goes well (p. 85 so far). a greyish cool morning (the sun behind cloud cover). 

ok (phew) horsemouth has got the next part of the far future village band written. he thinks the solution is the correct one (wouldn't want to make it too maudlin).