tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843157625045099797.post8874117095336333626..comments2024-03-27T23:56:25.286-07:00Comments on Cabinet of Wonders: A Magical History IndeedHeather McDougalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09683209580852572301noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843157625045099797.post-45508760280932175752010-08-14T22:58:24.368-07:002010-08-14T22:58:24.368-07:00Ha! Well, that figures, doesn't it?Ha! Well, that figures, doesn't it?Heather McDougalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09683209580852572301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843157625045099797.post-20373044236526060302010-08-14T13:42:27.732-07:002010-08-14T13:42:27.732-07:00the "very nice man" is in the automata m...the "very nice man" is in the automata museum in Grenoble, 800m from where I live :)Christophehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16172894537903702983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843157625045099797.post-56895369486932030922010-07-31T23:28:42.106-07:002010-07-31T23:28:42.106-07:00Aha... now I feel silly. I recognized Gaby Wood&#...Aha... now I feel silly. I recognized Gaby Wood's name, and should have looked further. Clearly there is a British/American division here, and I didn't catch it, because I never bought this particular version of the book and read it. My apologies to all!<br /><br />However, the story quoted in the Guardian is still worth reading, so I will let the post stand.Heather McDougalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09683209580852572301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843157625045099797.post-71957337470282096552010-07-31T01:59:12.217-07:002010-07-31T01:59:12.217-07:00A fabulous post as ever Heather :) Am always keen ...A fabulous post as ever Heather :) Am always keen to read automata-things :)<br />Shall have to get a copy of that book.. looks splendid!Rima Staineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10044701472535300254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843157625045099797.post-2846082385239506212010-07-30T12:39:50.784-07:002010-07-30T12:39:50.784-07:00I think this is the same book formerly published u...I think this is the same book formerly published under the title "Edison's Eve: A Magical History of the Quest for Mechanical Life". I've read that, and while parts of it were interesting, other parts were very dry, and there were a couple of sections (the one on the 'doll family' for example) that really had no relation to the rest of the book, and seemed to be put there merely to make the book longer.Tyler Hewitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09326657173814004230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843157625045099797.post-24614811902930983422010-07-30T12:06:32.236-07:002010-07-30T12:06:32.236-07:00I'm rather a fan of "Edison's Eve.&qu...I'm rather a fan of "Edison's Eve."mordicaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05713766652793265867noreply@blogger.com