Saturday, June 23, 2012

Literary Giveaway Blog Hop




Over 50 blogs participating all offering one or more giveaways of literary (non) fiction or bookish items.
 My Giveaway - International

One winner can choose one book from the six pictured below which will be sent from the Book Depository. In keeping with the theme of A Victorian Celebration which I'm participating in during Jun/Jul  my choices for this giveaway are all classics by Victorian authors - Vintage Classics editions.
  
The Ladies


The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot.......tells the story of Maggie Tulliver and her brother Tom as they grow from children to young adults in a small English rural town.
North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell........leaving a rural idyll in the south of England, Margaret Hale is initially shocked by the social unrest and poverty she finds in the north.
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte.........when the mysterious and beautiful Helen Graham becomes the new tenant of Wildfell Hall rumours immediately begin to swirl around her.

The Gentlemen


No Name by Wilkie Collins.........after the tragic deaths of their parents, Magdalen and Norah discover the devastating news that they are both illegitimate and not entitled to any inheritance.
Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens........John Harmon returns to England after years of exile to claim his inheritance: a great fortune and a beautiful young woman to whom he is betrothed, but has never met. 
The Way We Live Now by Anthony Trollope.........when the Melmottes arrive in London everyone agrees their manners are wanting, their taste is excreable and their lineage and background decidedly shady. But their money is far from revolting!

To enter the Giveaway please leave a comment which includes
  • your email
  • which book is your choice if you win.
Entries will close 8am Thursday 28th (NZ time) - this will be UK 8pm Wednesday 27th.. The winner will be chosen by random org. , contacted by email and will have 48 hrs to respond - no reply and I'll draw another winner.

A list of all Blog Hop participants can be found here.

Good Luck!


Entries Closed

Thanks for participating


79 comments:

  1. I would love to win The Tenant of Wildfell Hall. Thank you for the opportunity. =)

    hey_jupiter@suddenlink.net

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  2. I'd love to win The Way We Live Now, thank you!
    My email is samstillreading[at]gmail[dot]com
    Thank you for offering a great giveaway :)

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  3. I'd love to win No Name by Wilkie Collins. Thank you!

    Misha

    mishamary@gmail.com

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  4. I would love to win the Mill on the Floss by George Eliot. Thank you!

    beautyandthebooks@btinternet.com

    http://jo-beautyandthebooks.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/100-follower-giveaway.html

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  5. Ohhhhh, Vintage Classics! Those covers just make me want to BUY THEM ALL! :D
    I think I'd have to choose NO NAME by Wilkie Collins...

    Thanks, and I hope you're enjoying a little hopping of your own!
    Ellie @ Musings of a Bookshop Girl
    emp501@hotmail.co.uk

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  6. I either own or have read your selection, so please accept my warmest wishes on enjoying the hop.

    Shakespeare - Marin Sorescu

    Shakespeare created the world in seven days.

    On the first say he made the heavens, the mountains,
    and the abyss of the soul.
    On the second day he made rivers, seas, oceans
    And all the other feelings—
    Giving them to Hamlet, Julius Caesar, Mark Antony,
    Cleopatra and Ophelia,
    Othello and the rest, to master them, and their descendants
    For evermore.
    On the third day he brought the people together
    And taught them about taste
    The taste of happiness, of love, of despair
    The taste of jealousy, of glory, and still more tastes
    Until they went through them all.


    Then some latecomers arrived.
    The creator patted them sadly on the head
    Explaining the remaining roles were for
    Literary critics
    To challenge his good works.

    The fourth and fifth days he kept clear for laughs
    Clearing way for clowns
    Turning somersaults,
    And leaving the kings, emperors,
    And other poor wretches to their fun.
    The sixth day he reserved for administrative tasks:
    He let loose a tempest
    And taught King Lear
    To wear a crown of straw.

    Some spare parts remained from the world’s creation
    And so he made Richard III.
    On the seventh day he looked about for something to do.
    Theatre directors had plastered the land with posters
    And Shakespeare decided after all his hard work
    He deserved to see a show. but first,

    tired down to the bone
    He went off to die a little.

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  7. Oh my God, I'm so happy! I'm trying to read all the classics I can. I love them recently! My choice would be The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte or The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot. It's hard to choose!
    My email is fetachan@gmail.com
    Thank you so much!

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  8. Oooh, I love Vintage Classics editions! I genuinely can't decide between North and Sounth and No Name. Either would be wonderful, and it's always nice to have an element of surprise! Thanks so much for the giveaway.

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  9. I'd love the Antony Trollope book - I think the same principle applies now!!

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  10. I'd love to win The Tenant of Wildfell Hall please. I read Agnes Grey by Anne Bronte last year and liked it, but I've heard Tenant is even better!

    Also, I love the Vintage covers - I collect them :)

    misshwhitehead (at) gmail (dot) com

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  11. Thanks for the giveaway - its difficult to choose between the titles you have offered! I would have to go for The Way We Live Now by Anthkny Trollope.

    My email is jeniflumper [at] hotmail [dot] com

    Happy blogging! :-)

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  12. Wow, great titles! I would love to win North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell...it's a classic I've been wanting to read.
    My email is beth.diiorio@yahoo.com
    Thanks for the giveaway~
    Beth :-)

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  13. What a nice selection of books! Thanks so much! I'd choose NORTH AND SOUTH. I've never read Gaskell before and that seems a good one to start with.

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  14. It's time I read something by Anthony Trollope and I've heard such good things about your chosen title. So drop my name in the hat please. (Email: lizzysiddal at yahoo dot com)

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  15. I've always been a fan of Bronte sisters! So I think I'd go for The Tenant of Wildfell Hall. Thanks for the giveaway! :-)

    accademico.note@gmail.com

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  16. I think I would choose No Name. It sounds interesting.

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  17. Drooling...
    I would pick The Way We Live Now. Thanks for the chance to win!

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  18. I would love to win North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell. Thanks for the giveaway!

    visabellad@gmail.com

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  19. Great giveaway! I love the covers of these books. I might have to look into purchasing a few myself.
    I would love the copy of The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte.
    My email is readwriteandlive[at]hotmail[dot]com
    Cheers!
    Jenna

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  20. Thanks for the giveaway. Hard to choose, but after having read 2 books by Wilkie Collins I want more! So, that would be my choice. jh303015 at gmail dot com

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  21. Thank you very much for this giveaway!!

    I would love to read The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte

    ajiehuang1997 (at) gmail (dot) com

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  22. Hi, I would love to win North and South by Elizabeth gaskell.
    My e-mail addy: elsa_maran at yahoo dot com

    Thanks very much!

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  23. I'd choose Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens. Thanks for this giveaway!


    julierimpula(at)gmail(dot)com

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  24. Ooh, I love the theme of your giveaway. I would pick North and South by Gaskell. I've been meaning to read something of hers for a while now. Thanks for the giveaway.
    eeoshiel(at)uncg(dot)edu

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  25. What a wonderful selection of books. I have read many of these so I choose No Name by Wilkie Collins. Thank you.
    pattyweiser@comcast.net

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  26. What a wonderful list to pick from. Thank you so much for the opportunity. I would go with The Tenant of Wildfell Hall.

    fforgnayr@yahoo.com

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  27. I'd love to win The Mill on the Floss. Thanks for the giveaway!

    onehotstove AT gmail DOT com

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  28. Thank you for the international giveaway! I would like to win North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell :)
    Kristia Miltiadou
    milkristia@hotmail.com

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  29. Oh, my gosh - amazing choices! I'm participating in the Victorian Celebration too (and I'm hosting a giveaway challenge for participants next week.. shhh!)

    I read Gaskell's Cranford recently, as part of the celebration, and really enjoyed it. I also read Agnes Grey by Anne Bronte and enjoyed that, too. So difficult. BUT I did make a commitment to read all the Bronte sisters' works, and I haven't yet read (nor do I own) Tenant of Wildfell Hall... so I'd like to win that!

    Thanks so much for the chance.
    roofbeamreader(at)gmail(dot)com

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  30. I'd like to win No Name by Wilkie Collins. Thank you for the opportunity and great choices.
    bookloon at gmail dot com

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  31. I would choose the Tenant of Wildfell Hall! Thanks for the giveaway!

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  32. I'd choose The Mill on the Floss. Thanks!
    akreese at hotmail dot com

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  33. Thanks for this giveaway!
    E-mail address: ceejay.rosal@yahoo.com
    And if ever given the chance, I'd love to have "Our Mutual Friend" by Charles Dickens.

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  34. I love to win The Way We Live Now by Anthony Trollope. Thank you for the great giveaway!

    volta2173 at sbcglobal dot net

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  35. Great editions. I'd go for the Wilkie Collins as it's the only one I'm yet to read. Enjoy the hop!
    bibliomousebooks at gmail dot com

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  36. Great editions. I'd go for the Wilkie Collins as it's the only one I'm yet to read. Enjoy the hop!
    bibliomousebooks at gmail dot com

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  37. Our Mutual Friend or The Tenant of Wildfell Hall although the former sounds fun though

    Thanks for the giveaway!

    reviewsbyabby at gmail dot com

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  38. I'd like to try the Elizabeth Gaskell - thanks for the chance to win it!


    debbie AT exurbanis 9dcom)

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  39. Thanks for the giveaway, would love No Name by Wilkie Collins as it's the only one by him I don't own!

    bookishoutsider at gmail dot com

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  40. I would love to read Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens.
    Thanks for the giveawy!

    dl(dot)love(dot)freedom(at)gmail(dot)com

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  41. I would LOVE Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens!

    lilianxchengATgmail.com
    Lilian @ A Novel Toybox

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  42. Thanks. I'd love to have The Way We Live Now.

    neerrr(at)gmail(dot)com

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  43. I'd love to read The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte.
    jennirv4967 at gmail dot com

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  44. I would love to win The Mill on the Floss. I've yet to read anything by Eliot and would love to. Thanks for the giveaway.

    klmickelsen @ gmail dot com

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  46. Hello, I would love to win 'The Way we live now' by Anthony Trollope. thanks!

    cerievans1[at]gmail[dot]com.

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  47. Difficult choice! I think I'd choose: The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte.

    Thanks for the giveaway!
    darlenesbooknook at gmail dot com

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  48. Lots of great choices! So nice to offer so many...of course, that also makes choosing difficult...sigh...such is life....

    North and South, I think, would be my first choice.

    My e-mail is debnance at gmail dot com

    Here's my
    Literary Blog Hop Giveaway.
    I hope you will stop by!

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  49. Thanks for the giveaway! What beautiful books - I think I'd go with No Name, being a bit of a Wilkie Collins fan.

    bookwormsusanna AT gmail DOT com

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  50. +JMJ+

    Those covers are all beautiful! =D

    It's hard to choose, but I'll go with The Way We Live Now. Would you believe that I've never read Anthony Trollope???

    Thank you for the giveaway. =)

    shreddedcheddar [at] hotmail [dot] com

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  51. Those book covers are gorgeous! I would pick the Gaskell, but I read it already and have a copy of it. I have been wanting to read Wilkie Collins, so that would be my choice.

    Thank you for the giveaway!

    melorabrock {at} gmail {dot} com

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  52. Wow, such AMAZING titles featured in this giveaway! I'd love to read "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall" by Ann Bronte, please :)

    Thank you for your generosity, and for being part of the Literary Giveaway Hop.

    Name: Hira Hasnain
    Email: Enamoredsoul(at)gmail(dot)com

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  53. Thanks for participating in the hop and for the giveaway opportunity. If I were to win, I'd want the Tenant of Wildfell Hall.

    Sophia
    sophiarose1816@gmail.com

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  54. Victorians ! Awsome...I would love to join, please enter my name.
    Should I be the winner, I would choose "The Way we live" by Trolloppe.
    Many thanks,

    Virginie

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  55. I would pick the Gaskell! bibliophile at bostonbibliophile.com. Thanks for the contest!

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  56. I love Dicken's novels so I'll pick Our Mutual Friend.

    spamscape [at] gmail [dot] com

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  57. I would love to win "North and South", you can reach me at lisabethc@gmail.com. Thanks for having this giveaway!

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  58. Those editions are gorgeous! I'm in the middle of the Victorian Celebration right now and I love the books from that period. I would love to win a copy of North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell. I really enjoyed Cranford and have been wanting to read that one.

    avidreader25 [at] gmail [dot] com

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  59. Love these book choices. I'd like to win The Way We Live Now by Anthony Trollope. I've always wanted to read his books but haven't yet so I hoipe I win your giveaway!

    Aimala127(at)gmail(dot)com

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  60. I'd love to win The Tenant of Wildfell Hall to see how Anne Bronte compares to her sisters. maevalentine39 [at] gmail [dot] com

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  61. Love the options, I definitely need to read some more of the classics! I would love to win North and South, thanks for the giveaway :)

    londonjudge@verizon.net

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  62. I'd like The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot.
    irbratb(@)gmail(.)com

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  63. I don't have my own copy of The Mill on The Floss, so I'd like that if I win. Thank you for the giveaway!

    amrita.r.kanjilal@gmail.com

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  64. Hi and thank you for your generosity! My choice would be Our Mutual Friend if I won.
    Again, thank you so much. Those covers look amazing!

    email: seanly93[at]hotmail dot com

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  65. Thank you for the chance to enter for this one. Such gorgeous books! I own some of them (and North and South is a particular favourite!) but I'd like to buy them all because those covers are so stunning! Anyway, I'd like to enter for The Mill on the Floss.

    irisonbooks [at] gmail [dot] com

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  66. The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot would be the book that i would love to read :)

    my email

    lauramaylouie(@)gmail (dot) com

    :)

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  67. I would choose Our Mutual Friend! thank you for the giveaway!

    verusbognar (at) gmail (dot) com

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  68. I'd pick The Mill on the Floss.
    erma2167@sbcglobal.net

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  69. I'd like The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot. Thank you!

    katieamanda1(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  71. I'd love to have The Way We Live Now, and be better acquainted with Trollope's works.
    Thanks for the generous giveaway!

    m_foong(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  72. I would love to win Our Mutual Friend. After doing all that I could to avoid Dickens while in school, I find myself drawn to his works as an adult... go figure.
    Lisa Hackney
    yankssssrule08@yahoo.com

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  73. I would probably choose The Mill on the Floss.

    thank you

    chocolate and croissants at yahoo . com

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  74. Wow, Vintage series books, love them :) I've yet to read a book by Wilkie Collins, so that would be my preferred choice. Thanks for this giveaway!

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  75. Our Mutual Friend. Thanks for a great giveaway! :)

    masha at heartinghandmade dot com

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  76. I would choose No Name :) Thanks for the giveaway!
    wilsonre09@students.ecu.edu

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  77. Tough choice but I think I would have to go with No Name.

    lkish77123 at gmail dot com

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  78. I would like to be entered for The Way We Live Now. Thanks for the chance.

    mia at jacobsracing dot com

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  79. Entries are now closed.

    Thanks for participating.

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