tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post3825497641268498349..comments2024-03-28T12:00:29.857+00:00Comments on Historical and Regency Romance UK: The intrepid travellerLouise Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09895724319451189592noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-57483059992501734862012-01-13T20:53:47.679+00:002012-01-13T20:53:47.679+00:00I enjoyed your post, Lynne. It reminded me of the ...I enjoyed your post, Lynne. It reminded me of the dreadful Mrs Elton in 'Emma' whose sister in Bristol has her 'barouche-landau', a vehicle Mrs E. plainly thinks wins in the one-upmanship stakes!<br /><br />And Anne Elliot, of course, 'becomes mistress of a very pretty landaulette', which presumably could cope with the local roads.Elizabeth Hawksleyhttp://www.elizabethhawksley.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-89329393945782844832012-01-13T16:33:26.311+00:002012-01-13T16:33:26.311+00:00In some places, the state of roadways is still a p...In some places, the state of roadways is still a problem even for modern vehicles. I'd hesitate to drive a Corvette, for example, on some rural roads in the Midwestern state in which I live. Merely tooling around the small town in which I live can require careful attention to potholes if one wishes to avoid throwing the wheels out of line or saving the muffler from destruction. Plus ca change, I guess.<br /><br />DickAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com