tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post428727290066204304..comments2024-03-13T07:34:24.149+00:00Comments on The Age of Uncertainty: Beaton and the BaronessSteerforthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07627936539372313828noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-36539214827836457252020-03-26T18:08:57.834+00:002020-03-26T18:08:57.834+00:00I'm a descendant of Tony. My mum always tells ...I'm a descendant of Tony. My mum always tells us funny anecdotes of him. I would love to learn more. I deeply appreciate what you wrote here as it let me understand a little more about the context.Maulinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07909651634382462985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-48205083298617445252016-08-12T08:57:27.474+00:002016-08-12T08:57:27.474+00:00I have a copy of the original Batsford edition (19...I have a copy of the original Batsford edition (1939). Very funny in a dated sort of way - you have to enter into the spirit of the era (Incidentally I used to work for Batsford, when it was still an independent publisher). Observer of Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13333563935168434116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-3483744197533401842013-11-08T10:54:11.776+00:002013-11-08T10:54:11.776+00:00Splendid stuff! What a find! Splendid stuff! What a find! The Poet Laura-eatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07779308486569849157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-4263687477141840902013-10-30T17:39:36.081+00:002013-10-30T17:39:36.081+00:00... as we are on the subject of Erte, the convocat...... as we are on the subject of Erte, the convocation for my MA was at the Royal Albert Hall, and Erte was the special investiture - he was very, very old (I was shocked that he was still alive) and frankly - more than a bit bewildered by it all. My mother - who was a complete fantasist and terrible snob - was more impressed by this than the 7 years of backbreaking work I'd just gone through to gain my Masters (without any help from my family - who thought Ii was a waster). From that point on, whenever I spoke to her on the phone, she would ignore anything I had to tell her and say "But how is your friend, Erte?" - she could never understand why I hadn't made the effort to 'keep up' - I was living in a council flat in the wrong part of Peckham at the time. <br /><br />Richard (Grey Area)Richard de Pesando MA(RCA)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15312094372100026072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-32007361632805003732013-10-30T17:27:16.332+00:002013-10-30T17:27:16.332+00:00Hester - I've just looked at his website. What...Hester - I've just looked at his website. What a pity it hasn't been staged - and with only a small cast, it wouldn't cost too much to put on.<br /><br />Lucy - I shall have to order a copy after reading these recommendations. <br /><br />I also want to know more about 'Tony', who seems a bit of a character in his own right.Steerforthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627936539372313828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-29254982146792354382013-10-30T14:11:46.002+00:002013-10-30T14:11:46.002+00:00Ermyntrude and Esmeralda was reissued in the late ...Ermyntrude and Esmeralda was reissued in the late 60s - brilliant pix by Erté. Steerforth, you'll love it, it's really rude.<br /><br />Love the idea of the aristos living in hotels and restaurants and mixing with parvenues. Lucy R. Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08632983296994349550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-33049801801215464152013-10-30T11:03:54.699+00:002013-10-30T11:03:54.699+00:00
Mark Bunyan, a composer of my acquaintance, once ...<br />Mark Bunyan, a composer of my acquaintance, once wrote a musical theatre version of Ermyntrude and Esmerelda but it seems it was never staged. Hesternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-52368943657940626932013-10-29T22:49:34.861+00:002013-10-29T22:49:34.861+00:00Thanks Suki.
Richard - I'll have to look out ...Thanks Suki.<br /><br />Richard - I'll have to look out for the Strachey. I've never come across it, but I see that there are quite a few on sale. It sounds right up my street.<br /><br />Universal Acknowledgement - How awful to spend a whole day with deeply earnest people. You have my sympathies. I hope that you behaved better than I do when I'm surrounded by people who are terribly serious.<br /><br />I see that Lady Addle is on sale for a penny on Amazon (plus postage, of course), so I'm tempted, even if two out of the three reviews don't go higher than "Quite amusing". I love books like this.Steerforthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627936539372313828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-78274723774059114262013-10-29T22:15:17.287+00:002013-10-29T22:15:17.287+00:00Thanks! I'd spent the day with deeply earnest...Thanks! I'd spent the day with deeply earnest people, so this post lifted my spirits! The Baroness is a little like Lady Blanche Addle (a creation of Mary Dunn). "In spite of the success of my first book...I had determined never to take up my pen again...A heart bared once should not be bared again. This resolve was strengthened by my publisher, whom I visited almost daily..."Georgiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10593853562772898834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-81479804115930996522013-10-29T19:00:56.548+00:002013-10-29T19:00:56.548+00:00That's quite a find, I picked up something cal...That's quite a find, I picked up something called 'Ermyntrude and Esmerelda' by Lytton Strachey in Oxfam for 25p once, I bought it for the illustrations - closer inspection revealed something that should never be left in a room with small children or maiden aunts *cough*Grey Areahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18240869670530738753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-13156031286596090772013-10-29T12:45:16.968+00:002013-10-29T12:45:16.968+00:00amusing postamusing postsukipoethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09351851210507048174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-17445587853466126542013-10-29T09:54:57.402+00:002013-10-29T09:54:57.402+00:00Debra - Try AbeBooks - owned by Amazon. Their pric...Debra - Try AbeBooks - owned by Amazon. Their prices are generally lower.Steerforthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627936539372313828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-47936237857441246532013-10-29T09:36:00.410+00:002013-10-29T09:36:00.410+00:00Thank you for your semi-literate spam comment '...Thank you for your semi-literate spam comment 'photography Seattle'. If either of my sons get married, I will bear you in mind as a potential wedding photographer.Steerforthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627936539372313828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-22201616178441737192013-10-29T09:33:26.071+00:002013-10-29T09:33:26.071+00:00I checked it out on Amazon, and found a single, lo...I checked it out on Amazon, and found a single, lonely copy for sale at an outrageous price (for me, at any rate...)<br />I'm taking this opportunity to tell you that I buy books through Amazon, mostly used books from amazon sellers.<br />Because I'm a permanent expatriot, and it is hard for me to get the English books I want any other way. Buying them locally doesn't give me much range of choice, even if I don't read the bestsellers anyway, and have never dipped into the memoirs of an aristocrat. (Just "The Diary of a Provincial Lady" a while ago, but that doesn't count, does it ?)<br />But.. I will make an effort to give some business to our small local English bookshop which is very inconveniently located by the way...<br />Cheers. Debrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01510189619803992336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-84632369299214947622013-10-29T09:27:23.457+00:002013-10-29T09:27:23.457+00:00Hi
I like the way you start and then conclude your...Hi<br />I like the way you start and then conclude your thoughts. Thanks for this nice information regarding regarding I really appreciate your work, keep it up.photography Seattlehttp://dandjstudio.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-71059148423520567952013-10-28T22:54:53.406+00:002013-10-28T22:54:53.406+00:00Debra - I hope your Welsh friend likes it.
Lividl...Debra - I hope your Welsh friend likes it.<br /><br />Lividlili - It should be a classic. I don't know why it has been forgotten.<br /><br />Dale - There are a few copies knocking around on AbeBooks.Steerforthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627936539372313828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-55133639212206466202013-10-28T22:48:17.124+00:002013-10-28T22:48:17.124+00:00I have a few of those creaking old aristos' au...I have a few of those creaking old aristos' autobiographies of that vintage (courtesy church fairs and jumble sales, usually) and would love to add this to my collection; it sounds right up my street.<br /><br />Is it available for sale,by chance?<br /><br />Dale in New ZealandDalenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-59498795980957012922013-10-28T21:54:50.005+00:002013-10-28T21:54:50.005+00:00Ha! So much love for this. Von Bulow looks like a ...Ha! So much love for this. Von Bulow looks like a real piece of work... As does Beaton. It ought to be a classic!lividlilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15071660710883089618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-46079323810256214542013-10-28T20:29:43.068+00:002013-10-28T20:29:43.068+00:00Lovely !!!!!
I'm greatly enthused. I am forwar...Lovely !!!!!<br />I'm greatly enthused. I am forwarding the post to a Welsh Internet friend I have never met in the flesh and blood. <br />On a related note... I watched "Midnight in Paris" last weekend. Although jazz may be the devil's invention, Cole Porter is pretty neat.<br />Yes, lots of things went out with the carriage.Debrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01510189619803992336noreply@blogger.com