spencer
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Edited Jan 06, 2017, 03:08
Arthur Mee
Jan 06, 2017, 03:03
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I looked at Costaexpresses recent TMA photographs of The Devil's Picking Rods and a memory stirred: where had I seen photographs of them, way back when I was ickle? It has dawned on me that it was probably in The Children's Encyclopedia, the Edwardian set of which was my Dad's...tatty and battered, they still gave the studious little me hours of reading pleasure. They were the creation of Arthur Mee, as was The King's England, a county by county series of guides. There is material of interest to TMA in all, though it's probably old hat to the likes of Rhiannon. I think I first became aware of Rudston long, long ago in the Children's Encyclopedia too. Wiki Mee. He did something good. It seems digitisation and reprinting may be ongoing. And read this, which should result in no further recommendation being needed to browse a second hand bookshop or two.. https://www.stellabooks.com/article/arthur-mee-kings-england
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Wild Wooder
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Re: Arthur Mee
Jan 06, 2017, 19:17
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I had some old children's encyclopeadia's, also very Edwardian, although not Arthur Mee. They fascinated me 60+ years ago, then my stupid mother thought they were old fashioned and threw them out!
I can still recall the style of them, intended for middle class children of that era, and reading them was a bit like living in the EE Nesbitt and JM Barrie age.
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