It’s the first Wednesday of the month, so it’s time for WWW Wednesday, an idea I borrowed from David Chazan, The Chocolate Lady, who borrowed it from someone else. For this feature, I report
- What I am reading now
- What I just finished reading
- What I intend to read next
This is something you can participate in, too, if you want, by leaving comments about what you’ve been reading or plan to read.
What I am reading now
I occasionally take a look at what Pushkin Press is offering. I’m not sure if I read about this book on someone’s blog or just found it on their lists. It’s The Pendragon Legend by Antal Szerb, a Hungarian writer, who published it originally in 1934. Although its title sounds suggestive of Arthurian legends, so far it seems to be a different Pendragon family. This novel is a spoof of English upper-class country life. Perhaps it’s part of the spoof that he would use such a name and the novel have nothing to do with what we expect!
What I just finished reading
I just finished the fifth installment of Ellis Peters’ Cadfael series, The Leper of Saint Giles. Although I have found this series interesting, I felt that this one was very familiar, the plot similar to two others in the series. It also didn’t have much of the historical background that I have been enjoying in the others. I plan to continue the series a bit farther but hope that Peters comes up with some new ideas.
What I will read next
This choice is always subject to change, but right now next in my stack is the second installment of Norah Lofts’ Suffolk Trilogy, The House at Old Vine. The first book ranged from 1401 to 1451, beginning with a serf who earns his freedom by escaping to a town and living there for a year. I see from a quick search that this next book begins in 1486.
What? Me Read? 
I keep meaning to read Szerb, thanks for the reminder!