tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post3009933288301704552..comments2024-03-28T12:00:55.653-07:00Comments on FURROWED MIDDLEBROW: Wish fulfillment indeed!: MABEL ESTHER ALLAN, The Amber House (1956), a fairy godmother, and a plethora of rare MEA dustjacketsFurrowed Middlebrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-1503136867701783582020-01-23T12:01:21.387-08:002020-01-23T12:01:21.387-08:00Bit late to the party but to me (and my daughter) ...Bit late to the party but to me (and my daughter) "streets ahead" is a perfectly normal, everyday expression. We both use it...Cestinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03050699324845479257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-88959298860516201252019-04-30T00:22:32.870-07:002019-04-30T00:22:32.870-07:00Not sure if this I the right forum and I haven'...Not sure if this I the right forum and I haven't fully explored this amazing site, but are you aware of the Williamsburg novels, seven in all, by Elswyth Thane, American author 1940s and 50s. This is a wonderful series following two families in the US and London from 1770 to war time London 1942. Have read all seven at least once a year for the last 30 years! Love them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-46412644216913385452019-04-12T08:52:17.364-07:002019-04-12T08:52:17.364-07:00Thanks, Jerri! Thanks for drawing my attention to...Thanks, Jerri! Thanks for drawing my attention to the cover artists--I don't know why I'm always so oblivious to that. I'm going to add the credits to the photos above.Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-87578480791622322972019-04-12T08:45:27.256-07:002019-04-12T08:45:27.256-07:00Well, Jane, now I just want to hear your pithy exp...Well, Jane, now I just want to hear your pithy expression so I can add it to my vocabulary too. But I am flattered that you think the tone of my blog is high enough that it could be lowered by it!Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-58565222794216300802019-04-12T08:44:05.299-07:002019-04-12T08:44:05.299-07:00Thanks Tom. Yes, you actually get a feel for Rye ...Thanks Tom. Yes, you actually get a feel for Rye from that cover--though the real thing is not just red, black, and yellow! :-)Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-21212603617835811912019-04-12T08:42:25.397-07:002019-04-12T08:42:25.397-07:00Thanks Ruth. I feel like I've heard it a lot ...Thanks Ruth. I feel like I've heard it a lot on British television, but I can add that most of my co-workers just stared blankly when I mentioned it, so it's definitely not in common usage in the U.S.!Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-70901577454146388332019-04-12T08:39:47.154-07:002019-04-12T08:39:47.154-07:00It's fascinating the variation in usage of suc...It's fascinating the variation in usage of such expressions, isn't it, Dora? At least glad to know most readers of this blog won't be stumped by my using it!Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-63234676662354666132019-04-12T08:38:01.324-07:002019-04-12T08:38:01.324-07:00Thanks, Darlene! Yes, Rye is a lovely place to wa...Thanks, Darlene! Yes, Rye is a lovely place to walk around a bit and just feel the history. We were lucky to spend a night at the Mermaid, which has a wonderful atmosphere, but even on a day trip you could stop in and have a look around.Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-8701722404331560952019-04-12T08:35:14.206-07:002019-04-12T08:35:14.206-07:00Thanks Sue! I wish I could remember how I managed...Thanks Sue! I wish I could remember how I managed to pick up the expression--I'm sure from British TV or movies, but new or old I can't say!Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-88761316640421143102019-04-07T09:53:17.315-07:002019-04-07T09:53:17.315-07:00What LOVELY dust jackets! What a wonderful fairy ...What LOVELY dust jackets! What a wonderful fairy godmother you have. And some fun sounding books. At least I got to read the blurbs and enjoy the art on the jackets. The ones I remembered to look at didn't seem to attribute the artist.<br /><br />Great post, Scott. I would enjoy this visit to Rye and many of the others as well.<br /><br />JerriAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-80603261414526408532019-04-06T08:52:50.423-07:002019-04-06T08:52:50.423-07:00MEA is one of my favourite writers for girls, and ...MEA is one of my favourite writers for girls, and those dust jackets are FABULOUS. (There's a particular and pithy English expression I want to use instead of fabulous, but it's rude and slangy and would lower the tone :-))Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11724431872058943060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-29143900381288069792019-04-05T09:06:35.120-07:002019-04-05T09:06:35.120-07:00That reader will have a special place in Library H...That reader will have a special place in Library Heaven!<br />As always with such titles, I am IN LOVE with the jackets, particularly The Amber House, where you can see on the street AND into the house - love it!<br />Tom Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-16239963857368118752019-04-05T08:18:05.882-07:002019-04-05T08:18:05.882-07:00Certainly well acquainted with the term 'stree...Certainly well acquainted with the term 'streets ahead'! Maybe it's an age thing?Abbeybufohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09943340447141277258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-28568563062440252462019-04-05T07:49:09.847-07:002019-04-05T07:49:09.847-07:00I've definitely heard of being 'streets ah...I've definitely heard of being 'streets ahead'.<br />It has always been in common usage in my family, maybe it's one of those northern expressions Londoners know nothing about.(I live in Nottinghamshire)DizzyDoranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-83367029538482716492019-04-05T04:48:47.200-07:002019-04-05T04:48:47.200-07:00The best sort of fairy godmother, if you ask me! ...The best sort of fairy godmother, if you ask me! The dust jackets are irresistible.<br />I was excited to read that you enjoyed Rye so much, Scott. I booked a trip to London yesterday and Rye has been on my radar as a nice place to visit on a day trip.Cosy Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17818379449207007470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-79686122532357683392019-04-05T01:01:10.446-07:002019-04-05T01:01:10.446-07:00Certainly heard or read "Streets ahead" ...Certainly heard or read "Streets ahead" know what it means but never used it and neither has anyone else recently I think!<br />LOVE those dust jackets Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.com