Timeless romance
Jul. 24th, 2004 09:29 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
resonantMy aunt sent me two big bags of old historical romances. She says I can throw them away, sell them, whatever I want. I have no idea why she didn't sell them herself. Can't be that much more difficult than taking them across two states to give them to my parents, who then brough them across five states to me.
I'm sitting here with my dust mask on (because the dust and mold in these old books was wreaking havoc on my already troubled sinuses), checking these old books one by one to see of there's any point in selling any of them on Amazon. (The verdict so far: twelve No, two Yes.)
The covers are hilarious, because while what constitutes a "beautiful, romantic woman" has changed surprisingly little since the late seventies (the chief difference seems to be that back then they had straight hair), what constitutes a "handsome, rugged man" has changed a lot. These guys, with their long shaggy or curly hair and their hip sideburns -- how can I really be expected to accept them as lairds or buccaneers when clearly they're nothing but Playboy subscribers?
I'm sitting here with my dust mask on (because the dust and mold in these old books was wreaking havoc on my already troubled sinuses), checking these old books one by one to see of there's any point in selling any of them on Amazon. (The verdict so far: twelve No, two Yes.)
The covers are hilarious, because while what constitutes a "beautiful, romantic woman" has changed surprisingly little since the late seventies (the chief difference seems to be that back then they had straight hair), what constitutes a "handsome, rugged man" has changed a lot. These guys, with their long shaggy or curly hair and their hip sideburns -- how can I really be expected to accept them as lairds or buccaneers when clearly they're nothing but Playboy subscribers?
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Date: 7/25/04 01:11 am (UTC)On a totally selfish note (and, I assure you, not related to Henry's eBay), you don't happen to have a list do you of the non-Amazon-able ones? Just the authors maybe? I read some old historical romances and I'm sure I can't be the only one on your Flist (or maybe I am!).