"Nancy Mitford meets Nora Ephron in the pages of The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street, Helene Hanff’s delightful travelogue about her “bucket list” trip to LondonWhen devoted Anglophile Helene Hanff is invited to London for the English publication of 84, Charing Cross Road—in which she shares two decades of correspondence with Frank Doel, a British bookseller who became a dear friend—she can hardly believe her luck. Frank is no longer alive, ..."
"84, Charing Cross Road is a charming record of bibliophilia, cultural difference, and imaginative sympathy. For 20 years, an outspoken New York writer and a rather more restrained London bookseller carried on an increasingly touching correspondence. In her first letter to Marks & Co., Helene Hanff encloses a wish list, but warns, "The phrase 'antiquarian booksellers' scares me somewhat, as I equate 'antique' with expensive." Twenty days ..."
"84, Charing Cross Road is a charming record of bibliophilia, cultural difference, and imaginative sympathy. For 20 years, an outspoken New York writer and a rather more restrained London bookseller carried on an increasingly touching correspondence. In her first letter to Marks & Co., Helene Hanff encloses a wish list, but warns, "The phrase 'antiquarian booksellers' scares me somewhat, as I equate 'antique' with expensive." Twen ..."
Q's Legacy(1st Edition) A Delightful Account of a Lifelong Love Affair with Books von HeleneHanff Paperback, 177 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 1986 von Penguin Books ISBN-13: 978-0-14-008936-3, ISBN: 0-14-008936-5
"This memoir tells the remarkable story of how Helene Hanff came to write 84, Charing Cross Road, and how its success changed her. Hanff recalls her serendipitous discovery of a volume of lectures by a Cambridge don, Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch. She devoured Q’s book, and, wanting to read all the books he recommended, began to order them from a small store in London at 84, Charing Cross Road. Thus began a correspondence that became an enorm ..."
"It's a book about show business, where fame is the stock in trade. Each year there are hundreds of stagestruck kids arrive in New York determined to crash the theatre, firmly convinced they're destined to be famous Broadway stars or playwrights."
Apple of My Eye(1st Edition) A Personal Tour of New York von HeleneHanff, Hacla"Ne Hanff Hardcover, 201 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 1978 von Doubleday ISBN-13: 978-0-385-12483-6, ISBN: 0-385-12483-X
"A celebration of her life-long love for New York, Hanff embarked on this project as an assignment, and realized she had not been to many of the main tourist attractions- the Statue of Liberty, Wall Street, the World Trade Center. As make-believe tourists, off she and Patsy travel to describe the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Grant's Tomb, Fraunces Tavern, some of New York's very special small museums, Orchard Street, a tour of Harlem, and ..."
"A zesty memoir of the celebrated writer's travels to England where she meets the cherished friends from 84, Charing Cross Road."
Apple of My Eye(1st Edition) von HeleneHanff, Hacla"Ne Hanff Paperback, 144 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 1995 von Moyer Bell And Its Subsidiaries ISBN-13: 978-0-918825-73-5, ISBN: 0-918825-73-3
"A celebration of her life-long love for New York, Hanff embarked on this project as an assignment, and realized she had not been to many of the main tourist attractions- the Statue of Liberty, Wall Street, the World Trade Center. As make-believe tourists, off she and Patsy travel to describe the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Grant's Tomb, Fraunces Tavern, some of New York's very special small museums, Orchard Street, a tour of Harlem, and ..."
"For six years, the author of 84 Charing Cross Road captivated audiences with her monthly BBC broadcasts about her unique adventures living in New York City. Now collected in a charming volume, these vignettes capture an intimate and quirky New York--a witty and humorous depiction that will be treasured by all her admirers."
"This book is the very simple story of the love affair between Miss Helene Hanff of New York and Messrs Marks and Co, sellers of rare and secondhand books, at 84 Charing Cross Road, London'. DAILY TELEGRAPH Told in a series of letters in 84 CHARING CROSS ROAD and then in diary form in the second part THE DUCHESS OF BLOOMSBURY STREET, this true story has touched the hearts of thousands."
Q's Legacy.(Updated) von HeleneHanff Paperback, 144 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 1986 von Penguin (Non-Classics) ISBN-13: 978-0-7088-3002-4, ISBN: 0-7088-3002-1
Underfoot in Show Business(Updated) von HeleneHanff Paperback, 178 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 1984 von Futura ISBN-13: 978-0-7088-2125-1, ISBN: 0-7088-2125-1
"Underfoot In Show Business"
84 Charing Cross Road(Updated) (Virago Modern Classics) von HeleneHanff, Juliet Stevenson Paperback, 192 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 1982 von Time Warner Books Uk ISBN-13: 978-0-7515-0384-5, ISBN: 0-7515-0384-3
"84, Charing Cross Road is a charming record of bibliophilia, cultural difference, and imaginative sympathy. For 20 years, an outspoken New York writer and a rather more restrained London bookseller carried on an increasingly touching correspondence. In her first letter to Marks & Co., Helene Hanff encloses a wish list, but warns, "The phrase 'antiquarian booksellers' scares me somewhat, as I equate 'antique' with expensive." Twenty days ..."
84 Charing Cross Road (Virago Modern Classics) von HeleneHanff, Juliet Stevenson Paperback, 97 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 1978 von Futura Publications Limited ISBN-13: 978-0-86007-438-0, ISBN: 0-86007-438-2
"84, Charing Cross Road is a charming record of bibliophilia, cultural difference, and imaginative sympathy. For 20 years, an outspoken New York writer and a rather more restrained London bookseller carried on an increasingly touching correspondence. In her first letter to Marks & Co., Helene Hanff encloses a wish list, but warns, "The phrase 'antiquarian booksellers' scares me somewhat, as I equate 'antique' with expensive." Twenty days ..."
"84, Charing Cross Road is a charming record of bibliophilia, cultural difference, and imaginative sympathy. For 20 years, an outspoken New York writer and a rather more restrained London bookseller carried on an increasingly touching correspondence. In her first letter to Marks & Co., Helene Hanff encloses a wish list, but warns, "The phrase 'antiquarian booksellers' scares me somewhat, as I equate 'antique' with expensive." Twenty days ..."
84, Charing Cross Road(1st Edition) Eine Freundschaft in Briefen von HeleneHanff, Rainer Moritz Paperback, 160 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 1973 von Futura ISBN-13: 978-3-455-65074-7, ISBN: 3-455-65074-0
"Eine Freundschaft in BriefenBroschiertes BuchAuf der Suche nach seltenen Büchern stößt die New Yorkerin Helene Hanff 1949 auf die Adresse eines kleinen Londoner Antiquariats. Als sie kurzerhand zum Stift greift, weiß sie noch nicht, dass diese ersten Zeilen den Beginn eines über Jahre andauernden Briefwechsels und einer lebenslangen Freundschaft bedeuten."
"Une authentique et délicieuse correspondance échangée pendant vingt ans (de 1949 à 1969) entre Helene Hanff, scénariste new-yorkaise passionnée de livres et les employés de la librairie Mark & Co. , 84, Charing Cross Road à Londres, ..."
"En octubre de 1949, Helene Hanff, una joven escritora desconocida, envia una carta desde Nueva York a Marks & Co., la libreria situada en el 84 de Charing Cross Road, en Londres. Apasionada, maniatica, extravagante y muchas veces sin un duro, la senorita Hanff le reclama al librero Frank Doel volumenes poco menos que inencontrables que apaciguaran su insaciable sed de descubrimientos. Veinte anos mas tarde, continuan escribiendose, y la ..."