During the lockdown, I've been ploughing on with my reading, and Georges Simenon's Maigret books have continued to feature highly. To date, I have read the books shown in bold:
- Pietr the Latvian
- The Late Monsieur Gallet
- The Hanged Man of Saint-Pholien
- The Carter of La Providence
- The Yellow Dog
- Night at the Crossroads
- A Crime in Holland
- The Grand Banks Cafe
- A Man's Head
- The Dancer at the Gai Moulin
- The Two-Penny Bar
- The Shadow Puppet
- The Saint-Fiacre Affair
- The Flemish Shop
- The Madman of Bergerac
- The Misty Harbour
- Liberty Bar
- Lock No. 1
- Maigret
- Cecile is Dead
- The Cellars of the Majestic
- The Judge's House
- Signed, Picpus
- Inspector Cadaver
- Félicie
- Maigret Gets Angry
- Maigret in New York
- Maigret's Holiday
- Maigret's Dead Man
- Maigret's First Case
- My Friend Maigret
- Maigret at the Coroner's
- Maigret and the Old Lady
- Madame Maigret's Friend
- Maigret's Memoirs
- Maigret at Picratt's
- Maigret Takes a Room
- Maigret and the Tall Woman
- Maigret, Lognon and the Gangsters
- Maigret's Revolver
- Maigret and the Man on the Bench
- Maigret is Afraid
- Maigret's Mistake
- Maigret Goes to School
- Maigret and the Dead Girl
- Maigret and the Minister
- Maigret and the Headless Corpse
- Maigret Sets a Trap
- Maigret's Failure
- Maigret Enjoys Himself
- Maigret Travels
- Maigret's Doubts
- Maigret and the Reluctant Witnesses
- Maigret's Secret
- Maigret in Court
- Maigret and the Old People
- Maigret and the Lazy Burglar
- Maigret and the Good People of Montparnasse
- Maigret and the Saturday Caller
- Maigret and the Tramp
- Maigret's Anger
- Maigret and the Ghost
- Maigret Defends Himself
- Maigret's Patience
- Maigret and the Nahour Case
- Maigret's Pickpocket
- Maigret Hesitates
- Maigret in Vichy
- Maigret's Childhood Friend
- Maigret and the Killer
- Maigret and the Wine Merchant
- Maigret's Madwoman
- Maigret and the Loner
- Maigret and the Informer
- Maigret and Monsieur Charles
- Maigret's Pipe
- Maigret's Christmas
- Seven Little Crosses in a Notebook
- The Little Restaurant in Les Ternes
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Hi Bob,
ReplyDeleteYou certainly are a keen reader. Long ago I ridded myself of a great many books that I had previously read- to make storage space in my Study- I now only have a few favorite books. I tried to sell my rather large collection of Star Trek books- seems the bottom has fell out of the market for 2nd Hand Books. Most of my reading is done on the Net- Blogs and such. Keep well there in London. Cheers. KEV.
Kev Robertson (Kev),
DeleteMost of my fiction books are in electronic format, and I read them on my Kindle. It saves space and means that I can take a huge collection of books with me every time we go on holiday.
I have periodic clear outs of my books, and have sold quite a few to a specialist book buying service. I don’t make a lot of money, but at least I know that are going to resold to someone who will read them.
All the best,
Bob
I cannot bring myself to sell my books, of which I have about 3000. I re-read them, often, and they have an appeal to me that my Kindle just does not provide, although I have a few hundred books on that, too. Were I wealthy, I build and leave behind a library. That libraries are getting rid of physical books makes me ill.
ReplyDeleteJustin Penwith,
DeleteI don’t like disposing of books, but pressure of space means that I have to, otherwise there would be now room for anything else!
If I ever win the National Lottery, I’d never get rid of another book ... and I’d probably buy a huge number of new ones (including hardback copies of all the Maigret stories!).
All the best,
Bob
You are certainly getting through them Bob. As you know I am gradually working through the Micheal Gambon TV versions and really enjoying them. I'm surprised to read you are a Kindle man, had you down as a physical book man :) I struggle with my Kindle, have yet to get through a book on the damn thing, I think the main reason is I'm so used to reading on a smart phone with a backlight. I wanted to read my way back through the Dickens novels now I'm living in Rochester with its strong association with the great man - he's everywhere along the High Street! - but I just don't get the same pleasure from the electronic page. I have Pickwick on the go at the moment but might have to start again in paperback.
ReplyDelete‘Lee,
DeleteMy wife doesn’t share my live of the Maigret stories; she’s a fan of Agatha Christie, Ruth Rendall, and PD James. From what I can remember, the stories dramatised in the Michael Gambon TV series stuck reasonably closely to the originals.
I like reading fiction on my Kindle, but prefer proper books for non-fiction. Dickens and I share the same birthday, and many years ago I read all his novels. Some of them were better than others, but nevertheless, I can recommend them. Good luck with reading them all!
All the best,
Bob