tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post2945655431040521714..comments2024-03-29T11:52:29.453+00:00Comments on Positive Letters ... inspirational stories ...: Guide Books, Queries – Publishers and Authors: Mariana Starke, Baedeker, Murray, Ward & Lock, Wainwright ... late 1700s to mid 1900sHilary Melton-Butcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-29818562745789205242011-02-01T08:12:20.845+00:002011-02-01T08:12:20.845+00:00Hi Amy - thank you .. yes another year under my be...Hi Amy - thank you .. yes another year under my belt. I just enjoy finding out about different things and then letting you know what I've found! Reminding both me and you that there's so much more to life - as you say we often forget.<br /><br />I was amazed about Mariana .. so delighted to hear you enjoyed her story.<br /><br />Lovely seeing you here and thanks so much for commenting .. HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-52523606090060666372011-01-31T23:58:15.050+00:002011-01-31T23:58:15.050+00:00Congratulations on another year under your belt. ...Congratulations on another year under your belt. You have such a knack of underscoring a matter of interest that is too often overlooked.<br /><br />Jolly good for Mariana! I cannot imagine the frustration she would undergone as a woman writer in those times.<br /><br />Many thanks for your meaty offering again today, Hilary.Amy @ Soul Dipperhttp://souldipper.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-3645554714517463402011-01-26T08:11:54.425+00:002011-01-26T08:11:54.425+00:00Hi Liara .. travel opens doors and windows onto li...Hi Liara .. travel opens doors and windows onto life - be it recent, be it ancient .. allowing us to explore, use our mind to travel to distant lands ... <br /><br />As you guide us - let us step back to evaluate where we are .. and feel our way to those fulfilling destinations.<br /><br />Definitely a thought we should ponder more often .. wonderful idea - thank you .. HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-51403210217450407642011-01-26T05:03:09.964+00:002011-01-26T05:03:09.964+00:00We ask our own questions an offer our own answers ...We ask our own questions an offer our own answers as part of the journey. Thanks for inviting everyone to step back and savour wherever they are. Whether we travel in the physcial world, inside ourselves or elsewhere beyond words, it gets easier and easier to feel our way to better feeling destinations.Liara Coverthttp://blog.dreambuilders.com.aunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-68677911165544080132011-01-20T15:04:10.681+00:002011-01-20T15:04:10.681+00:00Hi Glynis .. thank you - well nor had I till I loo...Hi Glynis .. thank you - well nor had I till I looked further .. but it was so interesting and the fact that publishers weren't really niche ones at that stage .. they seemed to publish all sorts!<br /><br />Delighted that you enjoyed it .. cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-37730615255187358632011-01-20T14:49:41.220+00:002011-01-20T14:49:41.220+00:00What an interesting post, Hilary. Do you know I ha...What an interesting post, Hilary. Do you know I have never really thought of the history of travel books. Fascinating, thanks for sharing.Glynis Peters https://www.blogger.com/profile/01175378917872403609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-58705755664672257082011-01-19T11:30:20.206+00:002011-01-19T11:30:20.206+00:00Hi Elizabeth - good to see you. I'm just alwa...Hi Elizabeth - good to see you. I'm just always surprised at what I find .. especially with the links to some of our great writers.<br /><br />Delighted you enjoyed it .. thank you - HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-82780230849163411382011-01-19T11:04:43.172+00:002011-01-19T11:04:43.172+00:00What an interesting history! I'd no idea the b...What an interesting history! I'd no idea the books dated back so far, nor that a woman wrote the first in modern history. (Well, modern being 1700s. :) ) Great info, Hilary, and thanks.Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-87688425627089052662011-01-19T07:49:34.057+00:002011-01-19T07:49:34.057+00:00Hi Julie .. glad to see you .. and that you find t...Hi Julie .. glad to see you .. and that you find the posts interesting .. and fun = that's an important element too! Thanks so much - enjoy today .. HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-22240039185543679122011-01-19T07:48:26.047+00:002011-01-19T07:48:26.047+00:00Hi Ann .. so good to see you here & thanks - i...Hi Ann .. so good to see you here & thanks - it is always lovely to connect and hear things that I quite often experience with my Mama .. and as you say they have 'worked things out'. <br /><br />You're so right .. these situations teach us so much and bring us back to earth all the time - humbleness and being grateful for what we can do. I take so much away .. and can laugh about - while having that memory bank to help with others.<br /><br />You too .. enjoy your week .. it's lovely and sunny here, benign and a glorious chilly winter's day .. dawn is still breaking! Cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-37671296391820564772011-01-19T03:03:29.103+00:002011-01-19T03:03:29.103+00:00I always learn something new from your blog posts!...I always learn something new from your blog posts! Thanks for the fun information.Julie Musilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02150454913885915017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-63200620006033889222011-01-18T22:18:20.137+00:002011-01-18T22:18:20.137+00:00Hilary: Thanks for your wonderful comment on my la...Hilary: Thanks for your wonderful comment on my latest post! It does sound like your mother as well as my daughter have indeed "worked things out." It is so inspirational to be a part of someone's life who has these kinds of struggles. It keeps me humble and grateful for all that I have. I think it's a special privilege to be able to help them!!<br /><br />Have a wonderful week...AnnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-5811583063509081812011-01-18T20:35:17.102+00:002011-01-18T20:35:17.102+00:00Hi Patricia .. thanks .. and for passing the link...Hi Patricia .. thanks .. and for passing the link across - he certainly is going to places to travel and discover .. interesting to hear about it.<br /><br />We've never read books as such .. just the sort of bits and pieces I post about .. and even now it's short and sweet, but then I may do the next one, etc etc .. and the extras as here - obviously stimulated lots of extra talk - so we were always off at tangents!<br /><br />Talli did write the Hating Game - but she's also written two travel books - London in 24 hours and Paris in 24 hours I think .. <br /><br />Great - look forward to the review .. cheers and thanks so much for your relevant comment .. have a good rest of the week .. HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-63393898687551492922011-01-18T20:08:20.058+00:002011-01-18T20:08:20.058+00:00Another awesome post and I just kept looking it ov...Another awesome post and I just kept looking it over several times and have now copied the address and sent it on to my friend Jeff who last year went to Ethiopia for a month and today is in Uruguay next week Brazil for a month of travel and discovery. <br /><br />It was so fun when I found something my mum was interested in - I remember I found an historic novel about UK that she just loved each chapter, which took us about a week for each but we both became very involved in the story...made me think about travel.<br /><br />I think Talli wrote the Hating GAME? I am reviewing that book in one of my next posts - more funPatriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00649391137077220495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-68578940225781848462011-01-18T16:29:57.503+00:002011-01-18T16:29:57.503+00:00Hi Mandy .. couldn't resist putting the Saint ...Hi Mandy .. couldn't resist putting the Saint in .. yes I agree - complete escapism .. with perhaps a touch of Roger Moore thrown in?!<br /><br />So pleased you approve! Once I started delving .. it was so interesting and lots of great cross topics .. which one doesn't think of via tour guides - Jane Austen, Conan Doyle, Lewis Carroll etc .. <br /><br />That 5minutesaway.co.uk site sounds a great resource .. especially for those of us travelling distances - though I do like to get to the other end!<br /><br />Thanks Mandy appreciate the comment and at Davina's Shades of Crimson .. really kind of you.<br /><br />Yes - Mum is ticking along .. keeping us in order! Cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-91388593960120230872011-01-18T16:04:18.604+00:002011-01-18T16:04:18.604+00:00Oh The Saint, that brings back memories! One of m...Oh The Saint, that brings back memories! One of my favourite programmes as a youngster. <br /><br />Tour guides, what a fascinating subject, you do come up with them! There's a great site called 5minutesaway.co.uk that is a great resource for travellers on motorways, listing things that are 5 minutes from any junction. Brilliant if you want to stop somewhere more interesting than the service station en route. Another great post, Hilary, and good to hear mum is well.<br /><br />Enjoy the journey.<br /><br />MandyMandy Allenhttp://mandyallen.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-65130036483000483712011-01-18T13:52:07.523+00:002011-01-18T13:52:07.523+00:00Hi Kathryn .. good point .. the mix of the two - t...Hi Kathryn .. good point .. the mix of the two - thank goodness some of it is to be found in Wikipedia ..<br /><br />titbits v tidbits .. I was surprised both existed and were 'live' as such. I know it's "dangerous" to write about titbits .. but there we go - anything for a laugh.<br /><br />Really pleased you enjoyed it & good to see you - HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-40487815643810625982011-01-18T13:42:55.458+00:002011-01-18T13:42:55.458+00:00This is where books and the internet converge - to...This is where books and the internet converge - to find and then share interesting "titbits" (laughing) :-D <br /><br />Interesting post!Kathryn Magendiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12863595228298349863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-77956138219217301032011-01-18T08:40:15.299+00:002011-01-18T08:40:15.299+00:00Hi Vered .. you're very brave I think! But th...Hi Vered .. you're very brave I think! But the scenery would be pristine - not sure about life. Interesting if we could transport ourselves back then ..<br /><br />We've had some BBC programmes where they've taken us back & shown us life in those days .. pretty hard work, but then that's what life was - leisure wasn't known. Every day was filled .. lots to do.<br /><br />Thanks for the visit - interesting thought! .. Cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-85832021710599208332011-01-18T03:17:15.639+00:002011-01-18T03:17:15.639+00:00I'm reading this fascinating post, and I'm...I'm reading this fascinating post, and I'm thinking, how I would love to spend a day in the 1700s!veredhttp://momgrind.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-60740300100505902792011-01-17T14:25:48.862+00:002011-01-17T14:25:48.862+00:00Hi Walk2Write .. excellent to see you here .. I fe...Hi Walk2Write .. excellent to see you here .. I feel like your blog is home from home .. so glad we've linked up.<br /><br />Also just hope you enjoy the upcoming posts as much as this one! Eclectic choices 'a la moi'!<br /><br />Enjoy the week .. HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-65614694161012022622011-01-17T14:09:37.617+00:002011-01-17T14:09:37.617+00:00Your blog's premise was enough to draw me into...Your blog's premise was enough to draw me into reading a bit, but with this excellent post about travel books, well now I'm hooked!walk2writehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13501812375142037251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-67844199327156481852011-01-17T09:44:39.744+00:002011-01-17T09:44:39.744+00:00Hi Barbara .. good graveyard shift reading, obviou...Hi Barbara .. good graveyard shift reading, obviously! Lovely seeing you here .. just so pleased everyone is as interested as I was when I backtracked the Guide Books and their start in life.<br /><br />Thanks too re my Mum .. when she comes too and feels like it - she loves interacting with different things ... can't do too much - but tales of Cornwall are always a good thing to mention and chat about.<br /><br />Thanks for the Hugs .. we appreciate them .. cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-25402458545844385492011-01-17T09:20:08.541+00:002011-01-17T09:20:08.541+00:00Hi Hilary,
What a fascinating post. I got a chuc...Hi Hilary, <br /><br />What a fascinating post. I got a chuckle out of how it was a woman's guide which become so popular. Even then, women were using the written word as a means to be heard. <br /><br />I like the story you shared of your mum. It sounds like she's doing well and is enjoying you reading a familiar book to her. <br /><br />((Hug)) to the two of you.Barbara Swaffordhttp://bloggingwithoutablog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-51219997517651631322011-01-17T08:05:12.040+00:002011-01-17T08:05:12.040+00:00Hi Richard .. thanks for coming by .. I know - whe...Hi Richard .. thanks for coming by .. I know - when I go back and look at how things started .. it always amazes me how interesting life has been.<br /><br />Just very glad you enjoyed the post .. cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.com