tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2651641356618861735.post5707921424775116874..comments2024-03-29T00:33:16.988-07:00Comments on The Victorianist: “I Go out Into the Fog and Enter an Incredible Underworld. The Fog has Turned London Into a Place of Ghosts…” Or: Appreciating H.V Morton:The Amateur Casualhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15553683833137054780noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2651641356618861735.post-10824021645057391412012-07-25T02:26:54.461-07:002012-07-25T02:26:54.461-07:00Brilliant. I have all his London books and he pain...Brilliant. I have all his London books and he paints such vivid pictures of the era that you can't help but imagine the streets you walk and the landmarks you see as they would have been then, in the days when men tipped their hats to each other and the streets were lit by gas.<br /><br />Thanks for the comment, much appreciated!The Amateur Casualhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15553683833137054780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2651641356618861735.post-43871440474794247772012-07-24T20:50:54.706-07:002012-07-24T20:50:54.706-07:00I love HV Morton. I was lucky enough to go to Rome...I love HV Morton. I was lucky enough to go to Rome a few years ago, and got so much more out of the trip, thanks to Mr Morton's 'A Traveller in Rome.' The antiquities became 'real' instead of just something to stand and pose in front of for a photograph. I have copies of most of his books now.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06682692848556433044noreply@blogger.com