An American Bookman in England

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  • Опубліковано 23 гру 2024

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  • @RBRussellTartarus
    @RBRussellTartarus  5 років тому +16

    I'm sorry to report the passing of George Ramsden, who appears in the first section of the film in his shop Stone Trough Books. A knowledgeable and friendly man, his shop was an oasis of bookish calm in York. An obituary can be found here: www.thetimes.co.uk/article/george-ramsden-obituary-zbz3klzrm?fbclid=IwAR02d2xv2vaV7tbmqvq7ekzs8eOrz8gxbhJqKWadCsRdTM8x2d9lokXCRlY

  • @williamvianney
    @williamvianney 3 роки тому +6

    It is good to know that there are people who love books and who write in newspapers. Thank you very much for these cultural spaces

    • @calebantonio7979
      @calebantonio7979 3 роки тому

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    • @skylarboston8630
      @skylarboston8630 3 роки тому

      @Caleb Antonio Instablaster =)

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      @calebantonio7979 3 роки тому

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      @calebantonio7979 3 роки тому

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    • @skylarboston8630
      @skylarboston8630 3 роки тому

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  • @albertarthur27
    @albertarthur27 3 роки тому +13

    Rest in Peace George Ramsden, only met him once but he seemed like a nice person. I live in York and heard about his death in 2019, very sad but I hope he is at peace now.

  • @MarkWitucke
    @MarkWitucke 3 роки тому +7

    Thank you so much for this, sir.
    To browse in beautiful bookshops surrounded by erudite wolves with impeccable manners. How I miss that world.
    Also, I now have Augustus Carp to read (found and downloaded on Gutenberg)

  • @ashleyp.4932
    @ashleyp.4932 Рік тому +1

    In my town we have a forever-shut second hand bookshop (I think you have to phone if you want to get access now), with the books still all inside, and sadly the outside slowly decaying. I can't help but wonder what it would be like to take on the bookshop, and turn it into more of a book haven like the shops in this video.

  • @MarkWitucke
    @MarkWitucke 3 роки тому +4

    That fellow just had a fine day. Happiness made manifest

  • @dointimenj
    @dointimenj 7 років тому +9

    I discovered Michael Dirda from his book, Browsings, and then searched for him here. This video is as close as I will ever come to visiting second hand bookshops in England, but it sure was fun. After watching, I ordered Augustus Carp (mentioned in video) and The Englishman's Room (mentioned in Browsings.) Thank you so much to the person who filmed the video and the person who uploaded it.

    • @MarkWitucke
      @MarkWitucke 3 роки тому +2

      Just downloaded Carp from Gutenberg. A blessing as I would never have obtained a copy here in Argentina

  • @michaelfarrellsmith
    @michaelfarrellsmith 3 роки тому +2

    I'm in Albuquerque, NM, with maybe 7 or 8,000 in our collection, and one of the only people I know with a house full of books. I love seeing these videos of serious collections.

  • @nativevirginian8344
    @nativevirginian8344 3 роки тому +1

    My favorite bookstore is the size of a large hall. It’s glorious.🥰

  • @isaacmancia
    @isaacmancia 3 роки тому

    I really enjoyed this video, thank you for sharing.

  • @the_exiled_soul
    @the_exiled_soul 2 роки тому

    this is such a lovely video! Thank you!

  • @stephenholman4984
    @stephenholman4984 7 років тому +10

    Wonderful! After watching I immediately ordered A.J.A. SYMONS HIS LIFE AND SPECULATIONS by Julian Symons from a bookstore in Cambridge via Ebay, and actually FELT like I'd just spent half an hour browsing in a real bookstore. Thank you.

  • @s3dchr
    @s3dchr 4 роки тому +1

    I might be out of place, but the sculpture at 0:57 is gorgeous.

  • @percygryce722
    @percygryce722 6 років тому +32

    This is the best kind of pornography: biblio-porn.

    • @DolphinOfFire
      @DolphinOfFire 4 місяці тому

      Idk, bro. I like seeing titties a bit more.

  • @ezradickey505
    @ezradickey505 4 роки тому +2

    Wished this would've kept going on and on, what with Covid-19 and all! Thanks!

  • @littleredflying-fox
    @littleredflying-fox 7 років тому +2

    Very enlightening and informative, Thank you!

  • @RPKGameVids
    @RPKGameVids 5 років тому +6

    A nice peaceful video.

    • @RBRussellTartarus
      @RBRussellTartarus  5 років тому +12

      On the surface book collecting is a civilised pursuit, but beaneath there is a dogged determination and drive to unearth books ... :-)

    • @BarneyKB
      @BarneyKB 5 років тому

      Imagine seeing you here haha, I've been subbed to you for ages! Love the puzzle videos.

    • @RPKGameVids
      @RPKGameVids 5 років тому

      It's Barney, hey man.

  • @melwebster1
    @melwebster1 2 роки тому +2

    In 1928 this shop was owned by my Great Grandfather Walter Webster, he sold china it was called The Little Gem.

  • @sebastianverney7851
    @sebastianverney7851 2 місяці тому

    From Ronald Firbank's 1920 play, The Princess Zoubaroff. NADINE [introducing]: “My husband.” BLANCHE [genially]: “I think we've slept together once?” ADRIAN: “I don't remember.” BLANCHE: “At the Opera. During Berenice!” ADRIAN: “Why, of course.”

  • @Theomite
    @Theomite 3 місяці тому

    Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck, 1st edition Wodehouses with the jackets? I couldn't pass those up. But those Flashman hardcovers are the real irresistibles; you can't usually find those in the States.

  • @ForrestAguirre
    @ForrestAguirre 7 років тому

    This is fascinating.

  • @ashleyp.4932
    @ashleyp.4932 3 роки тому

    "I wouldn't mind finding 'The Time Machine' for 50p somewhere." (15:04) Sadly, Michael, I think you'd need to use the actual time machine to get the book for that price.

  • @TimSmithWordSmith
    @TimSmithWordSmith 3 роки тому +1

    Gentle and happenstance.

  • @GrizzlyJRofficial
    @GrizzlyJRofficial 4 роки тому

    Very sodiumloaded channel highly enjoyable

    • @SuperKaBlooey
      @SuperKaBlooey 4 роки тому +1

      sodiumloaded? Is that a clever way of saying salty?

  • @marclayne9261
    @marclayne9261 4 роки тому +1

    Baron Corvo.....my favorite defrocked Priest......

    • @RBRussellTartarus
      @RBRussellTartarus  4 роки тому +2

      He would have loved the comment because it implies he was ever a priest, which he wasn't (Fr is short for Frederick and was a deliverate obfuscation). He was the most interesting character I am glad I never met!

  • @newyardleysinclair9960
    @newyardleysinclair9960 6 років тому +2

    how much did all that cost in dollars.

  • @lyndoncmp5751
    @lyndoncmp5751 3 роки тому +3

    When does he change into a werewolf then?

  • @carnack53
    @carnack53 7 років тому

    psst, Michael... Edgar Saltus, Robert Hichens...

  • @poppit5481
    @poppit5481 2 роки тому +1

    why are conversations with dudes like this so strangely passive aggressive? there is a looming threat when men like this meet in book shops lol

  • @TT-fq7pl
    @TT-fq7pl 3 роки тому +4

    Writers well known for writing about other writers always want to mention -- oh, just offhandedly -- that they're in town to give a talk on some famous writer.

    • @cfytcf
      @cfytcf 2 роки тому +5

      Wouldn't you, if you were in a good quality bookshop talking to someone who is clearly interested in literature?

    • @TT-fq7pl
      @TT-fq7pl 2 роки тому

      @@cfytcf no

    • @DolphinOfFire
      @DolphinOfFire 4 місяці тому

      ​@@TT-fq7plsounds like a skill issue on your part

    • @TT-fq7pl
      @TT-fq7pl 4 місяці тому

      @@DolphinOfFire No. It's more of a desperate-for-attention issue on the part of mediocre writers who require success-by-association.

  • @johndavid4007
    @johndavid4007 6 років тому +3

    It's a little disconcerting that one of the most famous book reviewers in the United States can't pronounce "Niels Bohr."

    • @tardwrangler
      @tardwrangler 4 роки тому +5

      Hvorfor det? Skal alle kunne uttale danske navn? lol

    • @patrizios9699
      @patrizios9699 2 роки тому

      @@tardwrangler 👏

    • @jacobmiller5834
      @jacobmiller5834 2 роки тому +1

      What if you've been saying it wrong all along?

    • @johndavid4007
      @johndavid4007 2 роки тому

      @@jacobmiller5834 What if the moon is made of green cheese? What if two plus two equals five?

    • @nativevirginian8344
      @nativevirginian8344 4 місяці тому

      He got Macken’s name right though.

  • @nativevirginian8344
    @nativevirginian8344 3 роки тому +3

    Does the so-and-so think Virginians can’t read?

    • @MarkWitucke
      @MarkWitucke 3 роки тому

      The only bad thing about this internet thing is that you can’t shoot a disrespectful man in the chest. Thomas Jefferson was a Virginian! No one even knows how many men and half men he shot in the chest.

  • @newyardleysinclair9960
    @newyardleysinclair9960 6 років тому +4

    I wish I could get into fiction. Just can't do it

    • @shnepshclup5295
      @shnepshclup5295 4 роки тому +8

      Okay

    • @dustywaxhead
      @dustywaxhead 3 роки тому +2

      Crime and Punishment is a great novel for getting started into. If you want a fact based novel In Cold Blood by Truman Capote is a classic too

    • @MarkWitucke
      @MarkWitucke 3 роки тому

      Please read Corman McCarthy!

    • @kurumbaatoll9190
      @kurumbaatoll9190 2 роки тому

      Start with short stories.

  • @kelvyndidaskalos547
    @kelvyndidaskalos547 4 роки тому

    I read ebook :)