Whitby, as seen in 1921
I just spent a week in Whitby for their folk festival. Booked a flat
from an agency we'd used before,and basically knew my way around, so didn't have that much need for a guidebook. But anyway I brought the 1921 edition of a red cloth Ward Lock guide. It covered pretty much everything I wanted to know. The one thing it didn't cover was Dracula. No mention of the book, or of Bram Stoker, at all. So if you wanted to know where the Goth connection came from the little red book wasn't going to tell you. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- e m a i l : j a c k @ c a m p i n . m e . u k Jack Campin, 11 Third Street, Newtongrange, Midlothian EH22 4PU, Scotland mobile 07800 739 557 http://www.campin.me.uk Twitter: JackCampin |
Whitby, as seen in 1921
On Tue, 04 Sep 2012 21:57:31 +0100, Jack Campin wrote:
I just spent a week in Whitby for their folk festival. Booked a flat from an agency we'd used before,and basically knew my way around, so didn't have that much need for a guidebook. But anyway I brought the 1921 edition of a red cloth Ward Lock guide. It covered pretty much everything I wanted to know. The one thing it didn't cover was Dracula. No mention of the book, or of Bram Stoker, at all. So if you wanted to know where the Goth connection came from the little red book wasn't going to tell you. There is an annotated version of Bram Stoker's "Dracula", probably explains it in there. I read it whilst in hospital, one of the nurses thought it was an odd choice of a book to read in a hospital. |
Whitby, as seen in 1921
Irwell wrote: There is an annotated version of Bram Stoker's "Dracula", probably explains it in there. I read it whilst in hospital, one of the nurses thought it was an odd choice of a book to read in a hospital. Oh, I dunno .... seems totally appropriate to me! (The medical profession being "bloodsuckers" in more ways than one, at least here in the U.S.) (;-) |
Whitby, as seen in 1921
"EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" wrote:
Irwell wrote: There is an annotated version of Bram Stoker's "Dracula", probably explains it in there. I read it whilst in hospital, one of the nurses thought it was an odd choice of a book to read in a hospital. Oh, I dunno .... seems totally appropriate to me! (The medical profession being "bloodsuckers" in more ways than one, at least here in the U.S.) (;-) When I have to go to the clinic for a blood test, I have been known to say I was visiting the vampires 8-) -- Erilar, biblioholic medievalist with iPad |
Whitby, as seen in 1921
"Erilar" wrote in message ... "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" wrote: Irwell wrote: There is an annotated version of Bram Stoker's "Dracula", probably explains it in there. I read it whilst in hospital, one of the nurses thought it was an odd choice of a book to read in a hospital. Oh, I dunno .... seems totally appropriate to me! (The medical profession being "bloodsuckers" in more ways than one, at least here in the U.S.) (;-) When I have to go to the clinic for a blood test, I have been known to say I was visiting the vampires 8-) Very droll. I tell them I have given an armful but I doubt that you know the significance of that because you will never have heard of Tony Hancock. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blood_Donor -- JohnT |
Whitby, as seen in 1921
On 07/09/2012 21:52, JohnT wrote:
Very droll. I tell them I have given an armful but I doubt that you know the significance of that because you will never have heard of Tony Hancock. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blood_Donor Even better watch it here; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pC1-Mrlm3TU |
Whitby, as seen in 1921
Ah there they are all !!
"EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" a écrit dans le message de groupe de discussion : ... Irwell wrote: There is an annotated version of Bram Stoker's "Dracula", probably explains it in there. I read it whilst in hospital, one of the nurses thought it was an odd choice of a book to read in a hospital. Oh, I dunno .... seems totally appropriate to me! (The medical profession being "bloodsuckers" in more ways than one, at least here in the U.S.) (;-) |
Whitby have a huge range of attractive and beautiful places and have many activities for all ages. It is one of the most dramatic and atmospheric sites on the Yorkshire Coast.
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