hi. ;D no time to write blog proper at the moment, and computer probs mean i cant really stick pics on either, but in next couple of week will slowly start writing and shooting stuff... sorted vaguely through some bookscases recently and found some books and magazines id never got round to reading, as well as some not read for years. is 'girls own' a general genre, or specific to GOP? i always referred to these books as boarding school; i never actually liked GOP. i had a couple of bound annuals (enormously thick because comprised of every weekly issue) and were rather dull, though v.amused by serial article on How to Fly (c1928 annual, i think). love the idea of girls reading baout how to make evening bags, then- oh- next page, upkeep of one's plane. much prefer schoolgirls own, which, if youve not read, are excellent- the annuals are not composite, but stand alone. the mags are just pure stories, but the annuals have cookery, craft etc articles too, and are rather sweet- there are tons on ebay all the time; get 20s or early 30s one. lovely illustrations too. blackie's girls' annuals are great, and have weird articles from e.smith, btw- one on houseboating, one on a winter walking holiday; she is quite an interesting person. i generally loathe short stories, but have an affection for all these books, having inherited some from great aunts when i was 12 or 13. plus they are a great introduction to authors- though ethel talbot is generally better in short than long form, ive hunted out a few other people via shorts.
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Date: 2010-03-24 12:37 pm (UTC)no time to write blog proper at the moment, and computer probs mean i cant really stick pics on either, but in next couple of week will slowly start writing and shooting stuff... sorted vaguely through some bookscases recently and found some books and magazines id never got round to reading, as well as some not read for years.
is 'girls own' a general genre, or specific to GOP? i always referred to these books as boarding school; i never actually liked GOP. i had a couple of bound annuals (enormously thick because comprised of every weekly issue) and were rather dull, though v.amused by serial article on How to Fly (c1928 annual, i think). love the idea of girls reading baout how to make evening bags, then- oh- next page, upkeep of one's plane.
much prefer schoolgirls own, which, if youve not read, are excellent- the annuals are not composite, but stand alone. the mags are just pure stories, but the annuals have cookery, craft etc articles too, and are rather sweet- there are tons on ebay all the time; get 20s or early 30s one. lovely illustrations too. blackie's girls' annuals are great, and have weird articles from e.smith, btw- one on houseboating, one on a winter walking holiday; she is quite an interesting person. i generally loathe short stories, but have an affection for all these books, having inherited some from great aunts when i was 12 or 13. plus they are a great introduction to authors- though ethel talbot is generally better in short than long form, ive hunted out a few other people via shorts.