Oct 6, 2010: Lighthouse Literature

xoxoxoBruce · 10-06-2010, 12:21 AM

C'mon, fess up, at some point you thought it would be cool to live in a lighthouse. Of course you grew up with radio, most with TV, and even some of you young'uns, with internet. But what about being posted to a lighthouse all alone, or with a bagpipe player, before any of those things?

Books.

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In 1876 portable libraries were first introduced in the Light-House Establishment and furnished to all light vessels and inaccessible offshore light stations with a selection of reading materials. These libraries were contained in a portable wooden case, each with a printed listing of the contents posted inside the door. Proper arrangements were made for the exchange of these libraries at intervals, and for revision of the contents as books became obsolete in accordance with suggestions obtained from public library authorities.

A sampling;
Ripley, M. M., CAPTAIN FRACASSE FROM THE FRENCH OF THEOPHILE GAUTIER. New York. 1880. 411 p
Willert, P. F., THE REIGN OF LEWIS XI. New Yord. nd. c.1880. 300 p
Lamont, James. SEASONS WITH THE SEA-HORSES; OR, SPORTING ADVENTURES IN THE NORTHERN SEAS. New York. 1861. 282p
Taylor, Bayard. AT HOME AND ABROAD – A SKETCH-BOOK OF LIFE, SCENERY AND MEN. New York. 1893. 500 p
Torpelius, Z., THE SURGEON’S STORIES – TIMES OF CHARLES XII. Chicago. 1884. 349 p.
Frazer, R. W., BRITISH INDIA. New York. 1897. 399 p
Chaillu, Paul Du. MY APINGI KINGDOM: WITH LIFE IN THE GREAT SAHARA, AND SKETCHES OF THE CHASE OF THE OSTRICH, HYENA, &c. New York. 1870. 254p
Duffy, Bella. THE TUSCAN REPUBLICS (FLORENCE, SIENA, PISA, AND LUCCA) WITH GENOA. New York. 1893. 456 p
Mahan, A. T., THE GULF AND INLAND WATERS. [Volume III of the Three volume set of The Navy In The Civil War. New York. 1883. 267 p

No Playboy.

By the looks of that case and books, I think I'd want more than one handle.

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Kolbenfresser · 10-06-2010, 03:37 AM

Fixed the missing handle for you, check the pic on the right side again :-)

xoxoxoBruce · 10-06-2010, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Kolbenfresser

Fixed the missing handle for you, check the pic on the right side again :-)

Yeah, but where's the Playboy?

Pete Zicato · 10-06-2010, 10:44 AM

That list goes to prove that when you're bored enough, you'll read anything.

footfootfoot · 10-06-2010, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Pete Zicato

That list goes to prove that when you're bored enough, you'll read anything.

GunMaster357 · 10-06-2010, 07:09 AM

That kind of lighthouse?

Shawnee123 · 10-06-2010, 09:01 AM

I think I just had a bookgasm! That cabinet didn't hinder me, either.

Shawnee123 · 10-06-2010, 10:51 AM

It's not just the material...it's the look and feel and smell of an old book. I've had a lifelong love affair with old things (I hear the jokes already), but old books especially.

Elspode · 10-06-2010, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Shawnee123

It's not just the material...it's the look and feel and smell of an old book. I've had a lifelong love affair with old things (I hear the jokes already), but old books especially.

I just turned 54. I'm just sayin'.

Shawnee123 · 10-07-2010, 07:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Juniper

Shawnee, I've got a whole big bookcase full of old books I inherited dating from the 1870s. I'm not interested in reading them, but they're cool to have. My mom was so happy that I fell in love with books same as she did, so she could be sure I'd hang on to them.

Treasures!

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Originally Posted by Elspode

I just turned 54. I'm just sayin'.

Yeah, but how is your spine?

spudcon · 10-06-2010, 12:35 PM

Shhh, Shawnee, don't let our secret out.

casimendocina · 10-06-2010, 06:27 PM

You know how the stomach has a separate compartment for desert that isn't affected by how much savory stuff you've eaten. Well, my finances work in the same way. No matter how many bills there are, I will never discount the possibility of buying a book because there's always money available for that and it has no impact on the rest of my budget.

Juniper · 10-06-2010, 06:35 PM

Shawnee, I've got a whole big bookcase full of old books I inherited dating from the 1870s. I'm not interested in reading them, but they're cool to have. My mom was so happy that I fell in love with books same as she did, so she could be sure I'd hang on to them.

casimendocina · 10-07-2010, 08:07 AM

My folks have a copy of the ORIGINAL Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management. I think my grandfather bought and it got passed on. From reading this I learned not only how to make food for invalids (i.e. toast), but also that a housemaid should lift chairs and dust the bottom of the legs. BTW, has anyone read the children's book Susannah of the Mounties?

xoxoxoBruce · 10-07-2010, 08:11 AM

Susannah of the Mounties? No, but I saw the movie.

10-06-2010, 03:37 AM	#2
Kolbenfresser Wiseacre Emeritus Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Good old Germany Posts: 35	Fixed the missing handle for you, check the pic on the right side again :-) __________________ In cauda venenum.

10-06-2010, 10:44 AM	#4
Pete Zicato Turns out my CRS is a symptom of TMB. Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Chicago suburbs Posts: 2,916	That list goes to prove that when you're bored enough, you'll read anything. __________________ Talk nerdy to me.

10-06-2010, 07:09 AM	#6
GunMaster357 Professor Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Brest (FRANCE) Posts: 1,837	That kind of lighthouse? __________________ "War is God's way of teaching Americans geography." - Ambrose Bierce

10-06-2010, 09:01 AM	#7
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	I think I just had a bookgasm! That cabinet didn't hinder me, either. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

10-06-2010, 10:51 AM	#8
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	It's not just the material...it's the look and feel and smell of an old book. I've had a lifelong love affair with old things (I hear the jokes already), but old books especially. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

10-06-2010, 12:35 PM	#11
spudcon Beware of potatoes Join Date: May 2007 Location: Upstate NY, USA Posts: 2,078	Shhh, Shawnee, don't let our secret out. __________________ "I believe that being despised by the despicable is as good as being admired by the admirable."

10-06-2010, 06:27 PM	#12
casimendocina Professor Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,622	You know how the stomach has a separate compartment for desert that isn't affected by how much savory stuff you've eaten. Well, my finances work in the same way. No matter how many bills there are, I will never discount the possibility of buying a book because there's always money available for that and it has no impact on the rest of my budget.

10-06-2010, 06:35 PM	#13
Juniper I know, right? Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,539	Shawnee, I've got a whole big bookcase full of old books I inherited dating from the 1870s. I'm not interested in reading them, but they're cool to have. My mom was so happy that I fell in love with books same as she did, so she could be sure I'd hang on to them.

10-07-2010, 08:07 AM	#14
casimendocina Professor Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,622	My folks have a copy of the ORIGINAL Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management. I think my grandfather bought and it got passed on. From reading this I learned not only how to make food for invalids (i.e. toast), but also that a housemaid should lift chairs and dust the bottom of the legs. BTW, has anyone read the children's book Susannah of the Mounties?

10-07-2010, 08:11 AM	#15
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Susannah of the Mounties? No, but I saw the movie. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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