Book Freebies

I don't know about you, but I spend a considerable amount of money in books every year. I've tried borrowing from friends, from the library, swapping etc. but I still spend too much in books. So I get terribly excited when I find book freebies like the ones below. They might not be the latest blockbuster novels, but a book is a book and a free book is even better...

F Scott Fitzgerald's Babylon Revisited will be free with The Daily Telegraph on Saturday, February 5, and The Beast In the Jungle by Henry James will be free inside The Sunday Telegraph on February 6. This special offer is to introduce Telegraph readers to Penguin's new series of Mini Modern Classics: short fiction by writers of lasting quality.

Also, just click on the link to Audiogo website to download a free copy of Graham Greene's "Brighton Rock", an unabridged reading by Samuel West.

http://www.audiogo.co.uk/BrightonRock

And for a free girlie’s reading, Radox are giving away free chicklits over the next few months. Please visit the following website sponsored by Radox and fill in the form:

http://be-selfish.co.uk/selfishreadinghour-mumsnet

First come first served, so hurry up to get your February book!

Bonus Time

Bonus time: free entry to National Trust properties on 20 and 21 March

The National Trust is giving everyone in the country a bonus this spring by opening their doors for free on the weekend of 20-21 March 2010.

Find out more and download your voucher here:http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-events/w-events-free-day.htm

It’s a great opportunity to enjoy some of the most beautiful areas and historical properties across England, Wales and Northern Ireland (excluding Scotland as they have their own Nation Trust for Scotland) and if you are not a member yet, to explore the possibilities of joining the Trust or simply having a great time for free.
You are never very far from a NT place, so visit their website, download the voucher and have a nice weekend!

For the very few people who don't know the National Trust yet and for the friends abroad, the Trust is charitable organization that owns two hundred historic houses that are open to the public. The majority of them are country houses and most of the others are associated with famous individuals. The majority of these country houses contain collections of pictures, furniture, books, metalwork, ceramics and textiles that have remained in their historic context. Most of the houses also have important gardens attached to them, and the Trust also owns some important gardens not attached to a house. The properties include some of the most famous stately homes in the country and some of the key gardens in the history of British gardening.

PS. My latest NT discovery is Antony - a National Trust property in Cornwall that was used as the main location for Tim Burton's film - Alice in Wonderland (link: National Trust Antony Alice in Wonderland)

(Photos courtesy of The National Trust website)