tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-257559067333970126.post9118574278003872222..comments2024-03-28T19:49:24.277-07:00Comments on Strange at Ecbatan: Old Bestseller Review: Mistress Masham's Repose, by T. H. WhiteRich Hortonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07659613066689174738noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-257559067333970126.post-56839498620279641592022-09-02T17:25:37.067-07:002022-09-02T17:25:37.067-07:00I, too, didn't read it until I was an adult, a...I, too, didn't read it until I was an adult, and I adored it when I did. I'm glad I came late to it - I'm sure that a lot of the best stuff would have gone right over my head if I had read it when I was young. It's the sort of book only an Englishman could write.Thomas Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01587426021276029142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-257559067333970126.post-4412304518696233542022-08-28T15:47:38.125-07:002022-08-28T15:47:38.125-07:00It was a childhood favorite of mine, and I still l...It was a childhood favorite of mine, and I still love it. My mother was also a huge fan of the book, so that she bought every copy she found in used bookstores in order to give them to her friends. If you like Mistress Masham you should also check out White's nonfiction book about the 18th Century in Britain, called The Age of Scandal. Jim Cambiashttp://www.jamescambias.comnoreply@blogger.com