Member: WorkinSuffolkIdio_s

I've only one such and that is Gilda O'Neill's 'My East End:Memories of life in Cockney London'.

All the best

Hazel Kingston

posted by hazelk at 7:14 am (EST) on Jul 9, 2008

Glad the tip worked - I'm a librarian and knew that the BBC used to be willing to help people with that kind of enquiry - but wasn't sure they still had the staff - especially as they didn't actually advertise the fact on the web site. Hope you have actually found a copy now and aren't too dissapointed if you have - I often find that long-remembered things are a dissapointment second time around - makes me reluctant to re-read titles ( as if there is ever time for that anyway !)
Lynne Litchfield

posted by lynne.litchfield at 4:59 pm (EST) on Sep 25, 2007

Roger,
Firstly, as Philip says above, apologies to have been so long replying but I've not logged in here for a while.
I'm afraid I don't have a scanner; if I ever need to use one for any reason I take advantage of the local public library. I admit I'm somewhat confused by your query, since your profile here shows you already own "My part of the river".
If you'd care to get back to me with more specific information I'll certainly he happy to help if I can, although there's no way I could consider scanning the whole book, which would take days!
Regards, Joe.

posted by a_salty_dogg at 11:53 pm (EST) on Apr 9, 2007

Dear Roger
Many thanks for your message about different editions. Mine is, I think, the original edition published jointly by The Bodley Head and the BBC in 1979. I had no idea it had been a TV series. We may not have seen it in Canada. I am a sucker for all things having to do with luxury travel of the golden age. I collect old menus from liners and cruise ships and such ephemera as paper napkins with cruise line logos or odd bits of china from old liners. Not thorough, just desultory. I am always disappointed when I find an unknown title on airliners, trains, and ships on the used book shelves and open it, only to realize that it is almost entirely about engines, construction, and everything except passengers!

You are kind to give me instructions about uploading book covers to LT. I have a MAC so the process is a little different, but without your initial request I would never have found out how to do it. For the last few days I have indulged in an orgy of uploading covers so that my "illustrated" listing is getting reasonably complete. Interested to see that you belong to many groups. I haven't tried that yet.
Philip McCoy

posted by mcoy at 5:56 pm (EST) on Mar 27, 2007