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A review by juliebihn
The Woman and the Car: A Chatty Little Handbook for the Edwardian Motoriste by C. Byng-Hall, Dorothy Levitt
Keep within the legal limit of speed all the time except on a good and clear stretch of road, where there happen to be no "blind" corners or dangerous cross-roads or traffic. Then there is no real harm done to any one in trying to see what you can get out of your car for a short spurt.
This was a fun, breezy read. Levitt, an accomplished motoriste herself, offers 1909 advice to women who might be interested in driving their own cars instead of being chauffered.
I don't know much about cars (modern or Edwardian), and I found the work largely, if not entirely, accessible and easy to understand. I think reading this book, or another period guide for new drivers, would be invaluable to any historical author whose characters use, or even ride in, cars in the era.
This was a fun, breezy read. Levitt, an accomplished motoriste herself, offers 1909 advice to women who might be interested in driving their own cars instead of being chauffered.
I don't know much about cars (modern or Edwardian), and I found the work largely, if not entirely, accessible and easy to understand. I think reading this book, or another period guide for new drivers, would be invaluable to any historical author whose characters use, or even ride in, cars in the era.