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ha ha - love the hashtag!

just such a great read

Well, the british empire certainly spread families to the four winds and there were no phones.... I truly wonder what biographers and historians are going to use as source material for the 2020s as correspondence will have been through deleted emails and whatsapp etc. Completely different from sitting down to hold in your hands a handwritten letter with address headed notepaper for a home residence or hotel, scrawls and visible crossouts, doodled pictures in the margin.

I think you'll enjoy Mapp and Lucia - the Wordsworth Classics versions are unbelievably cheap but good - literally the price of a cup of tea for both books together. Since you enjoy humour, do do try your library for the Frank Muir book (or secondhand bookshops) - it's the mothership for humour. I think that's how I got to hear about Saki.

@@heathergregg9975 I will do that. I do love numerous books 😂

I'm so glad you enjoyed it. Hope you get time to do the tag too.

@@heathergregg9975 Maybe, but no promises. Thanks for tagging me 🥰

@@lindysmagpiereads oh yes, definitely only do if you have spare time and feel inspired to do it. And you may not - you make so much good content in your videos already that keeps you busy.

Both Richmal Crompton (a woman) and 'Saki' (a pen-name) wrote short stories, so easy to find out if you like their style. The Oxford Book of Humorous Prose introduced me to Saki via a story about Tobermory the Cat - who has been trained to talk. The Edwardian weekend party guests deeply patronise him as an animal until he starts repeating the private conversations he has overheard and who he has noticed with whom.... Richmal Crompton's William was written ages ago - about the 1950s so is also dated. But both have fine sense of the absurd.

@@heathergregg9975 It looks like some of Crompton stories read by Jarvis and a few Saki stories read by Stephen Fry are available through my library!

@@HannahsBooks oh go for it! Jarvis is super at doing the voices, both the vague, polite mother and the gruff little son who thirsts to be an Outlaw (in fact that's what his group of friends are called). Fry and Saki sounds like a perfect match, I shall make my own enquiries here - thanks for the tip!

I've just gone over the 500 subscribers mark so if you contributed to that - many thanks. This was a fun tag, I was going to suggest you might like to do it too - then saw your channel and that you did a similarly subject Tag last week "Booktube makes me happy". Coincidence!

@@heathergregg9975 Yes! I did subscribe to your channel and see that you are now over 500! Congratulations! I may do that tag, it is a good one!

Do you mean the psychedelic band? knowledgeably asks the woman who just looked this up online 5 seconds ago.

@@heathergregg9975 The beginning of Lewis Carrolls's 'Jabberwocky': 'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe. All mimsey were the borogroves And the mome raths outgrabe. "Beware the Jabberwock, my son! The jaws that bite, the claws that catch! Beware the Jubjubb bird, and shun The frumious Bandersnatch!"

@@book-ramble Ah, so the band was named after the poem. I saw the film of Jabberwocky and it was suitably surreal.

@@heathergregg9975 Yes! That movie was out there for sure! Michael Palin, if I recall. Thanks.

Well, it's certainly a curiosity. I now have a pattern for knitting a knee warmer in winter. Just let me know if you want that one (!). It's not terribly glamorous but the joy of knitting is you get to pick the wool so I guess people could go for sequins or sparkly wool in case disco dancing with skates comes back into fashion.

@@heathergregg9975 what a riot! They’ll be all the rage in no time! 😂

apologies for not saying your channel name right!

@@heathergregg9975 oh no worries! People say it all kinds of different ways! I knew you meant me! 😉

@@BookChatWithPat8668 That is very generous of you to say. You did make it easy to remember by having a rhyme in it - I should have remembered. I will just claim microphone brain - when the microphone goes live, the brain electricity dims - at least for me!

he's so little known or talked about, delighted that someone else gets his humour.

Hooray for the Saki fans 😁

very good question. I actually got it as a general reference for how to shape garments and make up your own patterns, but written in a really approachable way. The garments in this are very of their time and I think you would have to already have a vintage wardrobe of the right shoes, skirts etc and aesthetic to carry it off. But there are some lovely little knitted flourishes to add to an outfit. Perhaps I should do a review of it and show pictures of the illustrations as people who do dress in vintage might be interested.

@@heathergregg9975 That's a great idea. I would really like to see that video. I think lots of people would-those interested in that period, fashion and of course, books!

some patterns and stitching can be partly used now. Some knitting today uses very expensive wools - this book is resolutely practical. Good for reference.

it's lovely to remember a bit of summer sunshine in autumn

Thanks for taking time to comment. As a friend of mine says, "Art asks the more beautiful question", I think you're asking one.

loved this question!

your comment brightened my day too:-) thank you

Yes, the Silver Unicorn of Booktube (me) has been busy! It's so good to have this art readathon and find other like-minded art appreciators. I hope you enjoy the watch.

oh enjoy, enjoy! I hope you'll find some events and exhibitions in Scotland that you would have loved to see if you'd been here.

@@heathergregg9975 thanks!

life's too short to edit much. The downside about cutting out a mistake is that there's usually a small 'jump' as a person's head has moved between the end of one cut and the start of the next. It immediately ruins the illusion that this is a live, continuous conversation. And when done too much, looks like a person is wildly waving their head about for no reason. Yes, when we realise communication is fragmented anyhow, then we edit less, trust the viewer. After all, apparently body language is a huge amount of the message, so editing cuts is damaging that. Anyhow - I should, like yourself and myself, be editing this for cuts!

relaxing and taking-the-scare out of writing was what I was aiming for, so that's good to hear!

it is only a first draft, so obviously needs a lot of work, but I hope it encourages other people to have a go.

what's the meetup date, Ros?

Hey, welcome to Booktube! Glad you've jumped in.

You'll find lots of helpful advice from the other people who've done this tag, plus there are lots of separate videos created solely on advice to new booktubers. But, like writing, you have to create many yourself to get the sense of your own voice and how to create in a way natural to you. As a poet, reading a poem for "Poetry Thursday" should be a cinch plus you'll read with a feel for the way it can sound. It's good to be at the start and experiment while less people are watching. Enjoy!

@@heathergregg9975: thanks for the great advice.

Oh Lesley, I have to confess that I randomly grabbed books which I'm dipping and diving into at the moment, stuck them there to block the TV brand name because for me, any word on a screen distracts! Maybe I should do a separate review video. What do you think of your 2 books? Quick review now, from top book down: Richard Harries (any book by him is terrific for art and spirituality) this is "Haunted by Christ: modern writers and the struggle for faith" - wide range of modern writers on different parts of faith spectrum and how this informed their writing. "Map: collected and last poems" by Wislawa Szymborska transl from the Polish - playful serious instantly readable poetry, check her out online if you like but you'll prob end up having to get a book of her poetry. "Seeing Slowly" is wonderfully readable book about the value of looking at art. Bottom book, Wendy Cope's "Collected Poems" is recent purchase (in last video) which I've nearly finished and I like her as a person but am not sure I'll keep the book longterm.

glad you enjoyed it

Please, jump in and join us, it's on the go now and next 2 weeks.

@@heathergregg9975: just loaded my first video contribution. I had a blast.

@@heathergregg9975: thank you.

Thank you for the sympathetic note! On pondering what you say, I think the positive balance may be that the art books we save for and buy actually give us joy for longer than many books which are words only. Art books can be picked up and looked at and enjoyed, even just a picture at a time. And if the reader makes visual or musical art even occasionally, they're an endless resource for inspiration. Plus, the art book brings us pictures when we live miles from any galleries - and when we get to art museums, we find we have already befriended the artwork on the page and greet them accordingly.

Aargh, I feel your pain. I've seen booktubers buy books and send them home in the post, to arrive weeks later. Usually, if you have the ISBN you can get the book ordered easily. But I am in love with an art bookstore in Australia, Perimeter Books. BTW, I am completely with you on the joy of spending ages in bookshops, with the interest of finding books you didn't even know existed as well as usual suspects. I think it's hilarious in the video to see the contrast of the posed, cool woman preening her hair and standing miles away from the books, while this dishevelled older woman dives into the shelves, impatiently pulling out one book after another.

what a quick response! there is an embarrassment of artbook riches in the store, and I was only looking through them very quickly. It was amusing to me when editing the video to see how one person in the same book section was calmly flicking her hair and standing coolly away from the books, while I was busy pulling out books and looking inside them. Everyone has such different ways of engaging. I don't think she's got a booktube channel.

@@heathergregg9975 I grew up taking the Hudson line to NYC and the MET and MOMA as a kid. But Hackers art book store on 57th street was also a paradise destination. Art books are such portals of discovery. I like that you approach them with a bit of awe and reverence and hunger for art. Some people look at a breathtaking row of books and it doesn't even raise their heart rate, sort of like in a museum where peoples distinctive response to art is endlessly fascinating. I am really liking Framed in September.

@@art.and.lit.matters I'm so pleased that you're enjoying Framed! in September as it's brand new and untried. I've got a whole playlist of "Art" on my channel, in which you might enjoy a few exhibition visits. (I'm editing a video currently to mention some of its contents). I would love to go to MOMA, it's exactly the art period which interests me. Re. different responses to art - I've got an astonishing book by James Elkins, "Pictures and tears: a history of people who have cried in front of paintings" - in which he found many of his fellow art historians (including Gombrich) had never been moved to tears in front of a painting. I find that astonishing.

@@heathergregg9975 The video I recently posted to Framed in September about Whistler and Joanne Hiffernan involve peoples reaction to art. Before Framed in September I made a video specifically about people looking at art in museums. I don't think it is for everyone but somehow I think you would enjoy it immensely. ruclips.net/video/LsuuxhEX13o/видео.htmlsi=HWblrp2J5hZmQtxw

Kelly, I am about the only person on booktube not reading or listening to it! She is a joy. For the first time, I'm a co-host of a readathon, on Framed! in September, about art, so I feel I need to concentrate on that, to be fair to others. But I was tagged for this Shakespeare tag, so responded. I hope you're enjoying this year's Shaketember.

This is a great contribution to the discussion, thank you! Yes, indeed, some missing conversations - although I do enjoy her writing of the interview with Lady Catherine at the end, which we absolutely have to know, as a key plot turner. Perhaps fan fiction will give us those conversations. And I haven't read the shlew of books written around/in the world of Pride and Prejudice, extending the story. Although having written that, I am getting an urge to watch again "Bridget Jones' Diary".

oh, I really hope you enjoy. Please pop a comment here when you get them, to know if you like them. Authors and clothes was a book I spied out of the corner of my eye in a bookstore and HAD to have a look. Then, I had to buy because I figured it was so niche I wouldn't ever find it in a Library! "Why a painting is like a pizza" I wasn't sure about reading at first, in case it was textbooky and formal, but it was not, and more like listening to a wise clued in friend. So I hope they work for you.

that's such a great observation - very true - the characters are not standing around, waiting to give their next speech. They're moving and breathing, it seems. Something I'm indebted to Steve's reading for, is him pointing out that Mr Darcy is mentioned or thought about in scenes where he doesn't appear - so we don't forget him. Glad you enjoyed the readoutloud too.

Yes, I was astonished when I coolly looked at it to see how short the first chapter is - no wonder we're into chapter 2 before we know it.

I think you might enjoy a monthly readalong about art which I'm co-hosting this month: "Framed! in September". You'll find lots of references to art books going on, and my co-hosts are bringing forward great artbooks, plus other people have exciting books and ideas. Keep an eye out for that.

@@heathergregg9975 I decided to participate in this readathon so popped in to see what you were up to. Really love this idea and can't wait to see how your month progresses. 😁

well, her husband was Anthony Caro the sculptor and they had adjacent studios, so I'd guess he had plenty of space as most of his work was very large.

it was kindly meant by you - and I discovered that I can do a video much quicker than usual, when it's a one-take wonder - if I don't go off and research lots. So that was quite freeing, I enjoyed acting Shakespearean Indignation at start and end, and hope you take all the flared nostrils with a pinch of salt.

That's very kind of you, Pat! I came to the Tag ungraciously, after having put so much into 2 videos recently - but it was fun to do, and showed me again that I can occasionally record without needing much editing .... as long as I can resist the urge to research the subject which leads to B-roll etc. Am glad you enjoyed my responses, and Judy Dench's book sounds delightful. There was a fun TV prog here in the UK recently, and it turns out that she grew up with a family who loved Shakespeare, acting and were always quoting him - so I guess that helped her on her way!

@@heathergregg9975 I adore Judy Dench. I’d love to see that program if it becomes available here. I think your videos are delightful! I just wanted to make sure that you knew you had been tagged by me as well. I don’t know if people always get notified…

@@BookChatWithPat8668 Pat, rather strangely, it's not an automatic notification that you've been tagged - you have to go and look on your Dashboard, then comments on your videos - then click on "mentions". I was months on RUclips before realising this! So perhaps newer Booktuber people may not see they've been tagged. If you want to make sure people know directly, you have to send them individually a message on their most recent video - and then when we go to RUclips, the bell symbol lets us know there is a message waiting! So it's very easy to miss. At least that's what it looks like to me.

@@BookChatWithPat8668 The Judi Dench programme is very unlikely to travel as it co-stars a star from an English TV programme, "The Repair Shop". It is called "Jay Blades and Judi Dench - the odd couple" and it's on Channel 4. There's a clip from it on youtube at ruclips.net/video/Bh0rgyDrJig/видео.html

@@heathergregg9975 I was aware of the “mentions” section, which I’m sure I discovered totally by accident. But I do also get notifications fairly frequently that another booktuber “has mentioned” me, and usually, that’s a tag. Sometimes, though, it really is that someone has “mentioned” me in a video and put my channel name in their notes. But I’m not sure that everyone I tag is getting those similar notifications. It seems hit or miss. But yes, I have discovered-purely by accident-the “mentions” section in the dashboard area. So convoluted, no?

Oh I'm so glad you've see it also. The set was an absolute star - I'm not sure I explained it at all well. But the steps being so high and without a handrail did add an extra air of danger to the whole thing.

What a great mix you are bringing to the event! I hope you'll share with us if you have a RUclips channel - if not, maybe that could become your art challenge for the month? History of the World in 100 objects is a glorious radio series/audiobook/book. All the best for September.

oh do, do, squeeze an art book into your September! Greg did a brilliant video which was simply showing us the books on his art bookshelves, that might be a time-easy way to take part. And let's face it, we all watch each other's videos, craning our necks on the side, to try and read the titles on the shelves behind!

@@heathergregg9975 Thinking about it I would actually have quite a selection to show, and being art books they are of course gorgeous!

@@tillysshelf Woo hoo!