Or, as her granddaughter Wendy, who still lives in DE Stevenson’s home town of Moffat, puts it: the novels are ‘a soothing balm’ at times of stress and exhaustion. Rosa Wellpappeinband mit farbig geprägtem Rückentitel, farbigen Vorsätzen und illustriertem Schutzumschlag. It made your brain reel if you pursued the thought too far, but there was no need to do so, unless you wanted to, of course. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. This descendant of Robert Louis Stevenson has the same cunning skill in constructing characters by the use of dialogue and action.

To make it more interesting, she adds in some adventures, romances and travels for people she likes and punishments and embarrassments for those she doesn't (desertion for the local abusive husband, for instance). Miss Buncle's Book is a light-hearted, very English cosy type of story with a lovely old-fashioned feel to it .Namely that most of the imaginary endings (marriage, travel, bigamous affair) for some of the very genuine people start to come true, while others -to avoid possible conclusions hinted at in the book (a ghost rising, a wife leaving her bullying husband) - decide upon mending their ways. The reactions of her friends to Miss Buncle’s book, however, were a little surprising, and the far-reaching and unexpected results of its publication caused quite a stir. The penciled date and a penciled name on the blank front end paper represent the only writing to be found anywhere. Tatsächlich schildert sie die Ereignisse und Einwohner ihres Dorfes und zwar so gut, dass alle ihr Dorf und ihre Nachbarn sofort erkennen, aber natürlich sich selbst nicht, denn so klar haben sie sich selbst noch nie gesehen. Ein kleines englisches Dorf steht kopf, als sich dessen Bewohner plötzlich als Figuren in einem Roman wiederfinden.

He was not sure but "It made him chuckle, it kept him glued to his chair til the small hours, it drifted along and he drifted along with it and time was not. This vintage book, which was written in the 1930's, is an absolute charmer, like its main character. Miss Buncle's quiet little English village of Silverstream is therefor turned into the village of Cooperfield and the residents of Silverstream become thinly veiled characters in Miss Buncle's book, Disturber of the Peace. She sprinkles in some excitement for them and that, as well as her very perceptive eye means that the book is accepted by a publisher. Delightful, charming, warm, cosy - those are the type of words I would use to describe Miss Buncle's Book.

Es justamente lo que esperaba, me ha encantado trasladarme a Silverstream, conocer a sus personajes alocados, sabios y tan diferentes entre sí. Those who are kind and decent get treated well, those who are venal, unkind and obnoxious get their comeuppance in her story. She is already living in Reduced Circumstances, with just her faithful former nanny to help her out, but when her dividends come in at a much reduced rate she needs to find another source of income. There are times when you feel like you're just strolling through the village and then there are times you feel you have just run the length of the village twice without stopping.

The actual books are gorgeous – if you’ve never seen a Persephone book in the flesh, the simple grey cover means the all match on the outside but on the inside each has a different pattern from an appropriate fabric to the period where it was published. Because this book is hard to put down--and, despite what Miss Buncle may say, it is truly, truly imaginative.

Published under the name of John Smith, Miss Buncle's book becomes a best seller but there is an uproar in Silverstream as the residents recognize themselves and a fair share of their faults in the book.