Comments on: Imminent Victorians

By: cat

cat — Sat, 30 Dec 2006 21:50:57 +0000

Darn it! Now I have to add this to my ever-burgeoning list of books to read. (I’m deeply upset, as you can tell).

By: Pauline

Pauline — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 13:09:18 +0000

Thanks Bloglily, for finally answering everything I always wanted to know but were afraid to ask about the correct pronunciation of Lytton Strachey!

By: litlove

litlove — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 13:50:45 +0000

My dear – you are on! – we will discuss this further on email…. Lxxx

By: bloglily

bloglily — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 00:11:00 +0000

Lk — That’s great. I hope it turns out to be an amusing and interesting gift.

Hello Relaxed Dad — That’s an amazing connection. I’d miss an office like that too! (And thanks for that bit of military history, by the way.)

Hello Ella — First, I’m posting some cookies. I’m not sure why — I guess they seemed like perfect, sitting by the fireplace and reading cookies. I’ve got a bit more left to go before posting.

My dear litlove, I had no idea this would be a hard one to find. You’d think with so many wonderful british biographers (YESYESYES — youyouyou) there’d be an audience that would have kept this in print. I’m happy to put a copy in the mail to you — maybe we could have an exchange: one unavailable in the u.s. british mystery for one unavailable in britain British biography. And hey, I’ll even throw in a pencil sharpener to sweeten the deal.

By: LK

LK — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 18:19:37 +0000

BlogLily, I’ve ordered this book. Plus one for my friend for Xmas. Thank you!

By: (un)relaxeddad

(un)relaxeddad — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 09:54:38 +0000

P.S. Don't feel too much sympathy for the British military after the American revolution (though you might reserve a little for the poor troops in the Crimea for whom Florence Nightingale was literally a lifeline). Post-Khartoum, General Kitchener went in with Gatling guns and simply wiped out the Mahdi and his (mostly armed with muskets and spears) tribesmen.

By: Ella

Ella — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 05:13:59 +0000

I’ve been looking for a ML copy of this for ages. I’ve only read the Florence Nightingale piece, but it was excellent. Very interested to hear what you think…

By: (un)relaxeddad

(un)relaxeddad — Sun, 03 Dec 2006 22:02:41 +0000

I actually worked for two years (we moved offices last year) in the three Georgian houses knocked together, one of which belonged to Strachey. Definitely a location in which any number of traces where kicked over, right up to the point we left! My boss’ office was actually the drawing room and my own staff were distributed anywhere between what would have been the kitchens in the basement and the servant’s rooms in the attic. I suspect I probably inhabited a lovely room overlooking Gordon Square which formerly belonged to the housekeeper. A year on, I still miss it…

By: litlove

litlove — Sun, 03 Dec 2006 18:02:50 +0000

I would SO like to read this book as it’s supposed to be wonderful, and very much the kind of thing I’d like to write myself. But alas it’s very hard to get hold of. I must search again around ebay and the second hand sites. Looking forward very much to your review, BL.

By: bloglily

bloglily — Sat, 02 Dec 2006 17:04:48 +0000

I am also TBM — It’s very interesting looking back like that.

Hey LK — I think there was a lot of erotic and wild stuff going on then, but not in the public realm, where photographers lurked.

Ms. SS — You’re so lucky to be able to do that. I’m afraid if I had the capacity to take those kinds of little trips, I’d never be able to lug it all home! I’m interested to hear what you think. So far, I’m about done with the first sketch, and have underlined all sorts of amusing things.

Ms. HMH — I’m glad you think so and if you do read it, will be interested in your impressions. It’s longer than I remembered, so it might be a day or so before I get done. (Today, I’ve got things to wrap and a little shopping to do, and a nap to take!)

Archie. That’s very good. I love puns.

Dorothy, And I’m looking forward to your re-reading reports. Have fun with your book group meeting today. It’ll be fun to hear how that was.

By: Dorothy W.

Dorothy W. — Sat, 02 Dec 2006 13:21:40 +0000

I’m looking forward to your next post! I remember hearing about that book when I was reading Woolf’s diary; it does sound quite interesting. And I love the Madeleine project.

By: archiearchive

archiearchive — Sat, 02 Dec 2006 04:58:27 +0000

I also have problems with others understanding my puns. Once I would spend a lot of time explaining. Now I have decided that a pun is its own reword – - -

By: healingmagichands

healingmagichands — Sat, 02 Dec 2006 03:40:44 +0000

Hmm. I must get ahold of that book. Sounds very good.

By: SS

SS — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 22:04:21 +0000

This book sounds fascinating–especially the part about Florence Nightingale. So much so that I did a quick catalog check (I’m at work–I’m a librarian) and was delighted to discover that we own the title. I took a little trip upstairs to retrieve the book, and, after checking it out, will add it to my TBR pile. Thanks for a neat suggestion.

By: LK

LK — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 21:01:29 +0000

My question is: Did anybody living in Victorian times look un-stuffy?