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Old 10-06-2010, 12:21 AM   #1
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Oct 6, 2010: Lighthouse Literature

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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Old 10-06-2010, 03:37 AM   #2
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Fixed the missing handle for you, check the pic on the right side again :-)
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Old 10-06-2010, 07:09 AM   #3
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That kind of lighthouse?

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Old 10-06-2010, 09:01 AM   #4
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I think I just had a bookgasm! That cabinet didn't hinder me, either.
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Old 10-06-2010, 09:31 AM   #5
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Fixed the missing handle for you, check the pic on the right side again :-)
Yeah, but where's the Playboy?
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Old 10-06-2010, 10:44 AM   #6
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That list goes to prove that when you're bored enough, you'll read anything.
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Old 10-06-2010, 10:51 AM   #7
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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.
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Old 10-06-2010, 12:35 PM   #8
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Shhh, Shawnee, don't let our secret out.
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Old 10-06-2010, 06:27 PM   #9
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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.
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Old 10-06-2010, 06:35 PM   #10
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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.
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Old 10-06-2010, 08:12 PM   #11
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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'.
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Old 10-07-2010, 07:49 AM   #13
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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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I just turned 54. I'm just sayin'.
Yeah, but how is your spine?
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Old 10-07-2010, 08:07 AM   #14
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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?
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Old 10-07-2010, 08:11 AM   #15
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Susannah of the Mounties? No, but I saw the movie.
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