Member: lclairecarter

Hi

I have just purchased the Feminine Middlebrow Novel 1920's to 1950's by Nicola Humble and see that you have a copy too. Also notice that you are in the Virago and Persephone groups. I look forward to reading your posts there.

Louise

posted by framheim at 5:57 pm (EST) on May 10, 2008

Hi Lisa - I'm sorry it has taken me so long to respond to your last message! You had asked if there were any London social histories I would recommend, and your mention of the book about the post-Blitz East End made me think of several books that you might want to look for. (And yes, I'd love to have more info about the book you mentioned, whenever you have a chance - but I understand very well that Viragos have priority right now!)

Anyhow, I love books with old photographs, and I have a few I would recommend. Philip Ziegler has done a very handsome book, Britain Then & Now, using old photographs; also, I highly recommend Ziegler's book London at War (this one is a history and not a book of photos). Another book of old London photos that I've always been fascinated by is Sherlock Holmes in London: A Photographic Record of Conan Doyle's Stories, by Charles Viney. This is a book of old photos, printed in sepia, with accompanying excerpts from Conan Doyle. If you don't care for Holmes, then the book would probably be a bit much, but the photos are certainly worth a look, I think.

I'm also very interested in the social history of the Blitz, and there are a couple other books that I recommend: London at War, by Clive Hardy and Nigel Arthur, which contains photographs from something called the Hulton-Deutsch Collection; the other book is The Blitz: London Then & Now, by John Neville. I can spend hours with these books!

I'm pretty sure all of these books have been published in the UK, so you might well run across them in libraries or book shops. I have some other social history books that relate to London, as well (they should be under my tag "London," if you'd like to have a look.)

I guess I should apologize for my long-winded reply to your query! (That's what happens when I get enthusiastic about my books!)

Best regards,
Maggie

posted by MaggieO at 10:00 pm (EST) on Aug 27, 2007

Hi - (Is your name Claire?) I just requested a Virago this morning from a fellow BookMoocher. We don't see many of them around here; you are lucky to be where Viragos are more plentiful (Well, actually - you're lucky to be in London!) One of the great things about LT is learning about previously-unknown books that other members have. I will be adding some of your London social histories to my "books to look for" list - I'm always up for a new book quest!
Cheers,
Maggie

posted by MaggieO at 9:20 am (EST) on Jul 24, 2007

Hi - Welcome to LibraryThing! I just noticed some of the incredibly interesting books you have been entering today on LT, particularly some of the London social histories - what a terrific collection. Do you have a lot more books to enter? I've added your catalog to my list of interesting libraries - hope that's ok!
Maggie

posted by MaggieO at 2:59 pm (EST) on Jul 21, 2007