No comments about Blithe Air (Photographs from England, Wales, and Ireland).

No comments about Hardwick Hall.

No comments about Buxton, Hollis & Limington, ME.

No comments about The English Journey: Journal of a Visit to France and Britain in 1826 (Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in Britis).

No comments about Wales Insight Guide (Insight Guides).

No comments about River Days.

3 comments about Spotted Dick S'il Vous Plait: An English Restaurant in France.

1. I love the book. It's like you're actually there in that little restaurant, helping Mr. Higgins make some of his pies. I just thought it will be like one of those "French or Foe book" with a lot of generalizations, but this book is amazingly light, and very informative--talking about the restaurant business,describing the beautiful scenery, it even contains some of his recipes! It's like a journal, but it's not--anyone can understand what he's talking about. Great narrative and refreshing characters. Higgins has a great sense of humor.



2. I found this book an absolute bore. What could have been completely captivating and interesting actually became completely predictable turning into stale blatherings on.

   If you read this book to get a "sense" of an Englishman in French culture, you won't find it here or in Mr. Higgins' restaurant.

   As for "amazingly light"...this book is amazingly light in content and interest. One could read the first and the last chapters and feel as though one had read the entire book. That might save time and therefore, be an amazingly quick read.




3. Spotted Dick S'il Vous Plait: An English Restaurant in France
   
   Tom Higgins has done a good job in describing his adventures in setting up a British restaurant in the heart of France's sacred town of gastronomy: Lyon.
   I have a love affair with all things British and most things French, so this was a nice, uncomplicated book that fit the bill. It's good reading and there is a fair amount of humor in it as well. I recommend the book for those interested in this subject. You also get twelve typically English recipes that you can make at home.

2 comments about Rand McNally 7th Edition Boston & Eastern Massachusetts street guide.

1. I have yet to find a better, more detailed map than the maps Rand McNally produces under the Thomas Guide name. While this map of Boston is not technically a Thomas Guide, it follows the format faithfully, providing a highly detailed, easy to use map for people who are not content with wrestling with the usual folding, incomplete, and inaccurate streetmap.



2. I returned this item because I found it very difficult to use. Each city or town is on multiple pages making it hard to find out how to get from one location to another. I could not tell why it was setup in this manner, but it didn't work as an easy guide to get you from one side of town to the others.

No comments about New England: Portrait of a Place.

No comments about Pennine Walkies: Boogie Up the Pennine Way.