A home needs books...

If you are a regular visitor

to my blog you will know I'm a

book lover.

I've also been lucky to inherit

some lovely old books from

my father 

a very dear bookish man!

Like this five volume set of

The History of England

by

Lord Macaulay

published in London in

1870.

Do you know, that while taking 

photographs for this post

I was leafing through the pages

and to my surprise I became
totally absorbed.

So I've started reading Volume I,
I love history

 but I had thought 

this tome would be too stuffy!

I'll let you know how I get on...

The covers of the books are old leather

and the pages are edged with

gold leaf.

"A room without
books is like a body
without a soul." 
Cicero

The image bottom right is
Lord Macaulay.

Today I'm linking to
Mary's - 'Inspiration Thursday' 
Debra's - 'Be Inspired Thursday' 
Bernideen's - 'Open House Thursday'
and
Claudia's - 'A favorite Thing Saturday'.


À bientôt

take care of one another

Shane ♥