Post by Deleted on Aug 30, 2017 16:07:01 GMT -5
Peter D, in one of his posts, mentioned growing up and reading a couple (IMO) very important books on pipes and tobacco.
The Pipe Book by Alfred Dunhill
Sublime Tobacco by Compton Mackenzie
The Pipe Book is a classic. Both of these books would be beyond my ken at the age I think Peter read this. A lot of anecdote and history, images, and pure joy.
I need to put in a forced interlude to admit I am only in the early stages of these books, but I am excited by both.
Sublime Tobacco is by the man who wrote Monarch of the Glen, which is a wonderful TV series, and the book Whisky Galore, which became a great 1949 movie. I have seen the moving images, but have not read the books yet. Whisky Galore would fit into this group perfectly
Sublime Tobacco is the story of Compton Mackenzie's seduction into the world of tobacco at an early age. His parents and grandparents were famous people, so we get some history going back to the 1840's. Compton describes living his tobacco life from the 1880s to the late 1950s. To hear someone speak of their lives in the Victorian Era, along with brand names of cigarettes and tobacco through those years is amazing. He is humorous, but in a natural way, much like his characters that became movies.
I've seen other books on tobacco and pipes and these two would be at the top of any list I have seen. That Peter managed to read the most important books early on was good fortune. I can't say enough how much each member of this club means to us as individuals and in the overall. It just happens that this is a shining moment for Peter, in my opinion. If I seem over praiseworthy it's me. It's how I am. Don't lose the content of the post in the sugar of my words.
David
The Pipe Book by Alfred Dunhill
Sublime Tobacco by Compton Mackenzie
The Pipe Book is a classic. Both of these books would be beyond my ken at the age I think Peter read this. A lot of anecdote and history, images, and pure joy.
I need to put in a forced interlude to admit I am only in the early stages of these books, but I am excited by both.
Sublime Tobacco is by the man who wrote Monarch of the Glen, which is a wonderful TV series, and the book Whisky Galore, which became a great 1949 movie. I have seen the moving images, but have not read the books yet. Whisky Galore would fit into this group perfectly
Sublime Tobacco is the story of Compton Mackenzie's seduction into the world of tobacco at an early age. His parents and grandparents were famous people, so we get some history going back to the 1840's. Compton describes living his tobacco life from the 1880s to the late 1950s. To hear someone speak of their lives in the Victorian Era, along with brand names of cigarettes and tobacco through those years is amazing. He is humorous, but in a natural way, much like his characters that became movies.
I've seen other books on tobacco and pipes and these two would be at the top of any list I have seen. That Peter managed to read the most important books early on was good fortune. I can't say enough how much each member of this club means to us as individuals and in the overall. It just happens that this is a shining moment for Peter, in my opinion. If I seem over praiseworthy it's me. It's how I am. Don't lose the content of the post in the sugar of my words.
David
