Thoughtfully curated by Best Made, published by the esteemed New York Review of Books, The Fireside Book Collection is a seasonal five volume offering of tall tales, rip-roaring adventure, and savvy narration. These books have been chosen because they are "Best Made stories", and because they are rare, underrated gems that are sure to be new discoveries and fine additions to our sophisticated customer's libraries and reading lists. Be they in open pits or airtight stoves, mountain glens or snug log cabins, fires, stories, and Best Made go hand in hand. So pull up a chair and bask in the glow of our selection for Winter 2012:
- The Long Ships
By Frans G. Bengtsson (528 pages). A masterful saga from a Vikings perspective as they roam about 10th century Europe gone “a-viking” in search of riches, booze, and women. Adventure and mirth commences from the outset as we are charmed by these gruff, ale-stained, marauders from the North Sea.
- The Goshawk
By T.H. White (232 pages). The determined clash of man’s efforts to tame a wild animal and the bonds that emerge in that on-going struggle of understanding and communication.
- Exploits and Adventures of Brigadier Gerard
By Arthur Conan Doyle (464 pages). A dashing adventure, with a touch of humor, from the man who brought us Watson and Holmes following the escapes, loves, and unwavering bravery of Brigadier Gerard of Napoleon’s army.
- A Time to Keep Silence
By Patrick Leigh Fermor (128 pages). These inspired reflections come from a voluble world wanderer that finds himself in places of solemnity that ask only for his silence. As he skims away the ambient noise of his world he finds composed clarity to capture any reader.
- Walkabout
By James Vance Marshall (144 pages). Lingering imagery of the Australian outback sets the backdrop of this chilling tale of lost American children aided by a nameless Aboriginal. Touching companionship matched with a harsh reminder of the destructive force of a culture misunderstood.
