tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467119.post2824332261165736044..comments2023-10-24T10:09:22.146+01:00Comments on The Yorkshire Ranter: Alternate OxianaAlexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17153530634675543954noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467119.post-33785896693548117672007-06-29T11:02:00.000+01:002007-06-29T11:02:00.000+01:00Sorry, should have signed preceding post johnf.Sorry, should have signed preceding post johnf.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467119.post-7112588162028678472007-06-29T11:00:00.000+01:002007-06-29T11:00:00.000+01:00A lot of Oxford Aesthetes did of course indulge pa...A lot of Oxford Aesthetes did of course indulge passiones enorme for grimy and oily proleterian drivers of various mechanically-propelled beasts, but I'm prepared to forgive Robert Byron just about anything for his magnificent descriptions of Islamic architecture.<BR/><BR/>And, more on the subject of this blog, as the article points out his companion, Christopher Sykes (of a certain famille Sykes) was, unbeknown to Byron, on a spying mission for the British while travelling through northern Iran and Persia.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467119.post-39151808237349585882007-06-26T22:54:00.000+01:002007-06-26T22:54:00.000+01:00I recall, off the top of my head, that charcoal-po...I recall, off the top of my head, that charcoal-powered cars were popular in occupied France [1], in the absence - the speed with which they were dropped after the War suggests they had their flaws.<BR/><BR/>Ahah, a quick squint at Wikipedia:-<BR/><BR/>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood_gas_generator<BR/><BR/>[1] Based on the admittedly limited evidence of passing references to Max Hasting's <I>Das Reich</I>, last read about five or six years back.Richard Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09799545833711958646noreply@blogger.com