Other than the obvious Sherlock Holmes tales I can't think of too many pipe related works of fiction. But there is something about classic novels from authors like H.G. Well, Jules Verne, and Dicken's "A Christmas Carol" that cause me to naturally reach for my pipe when I sit down to read them. Not something I'm inclined to do when reading a popular new novel. I think it's something about the period of the writing that makes the pairing of book and pipe seem so natural.
<<The stories take place in a "DUNE"-series type of futuristic society. Earth has been destroyed for many centuries, but its population conquered the stars. Real earth tobacco does not exist, except in 'caches' found way far in the future. Neer-tobacco and pseudo-tobacco is used by much of the population, however, among the true collector...... The same with true Old Earth Briar, nearly all destroyed when the earth was destroyed. However, now and then, true Old Earth tobacco and Briar pipes are to be found.>>
@motie2 I usually start my pipe time with some devotions in my Bible. Since I write or read while smoking a pipe, I like to start off with my devotions to get into the right mindset.
As for favorite pipe related books, I read The Perfect Pipe last year while pipe smoking. Also, I'll read Tolkien while smoking a pipe, and Lewis, too. It feels off reading their works without a pipe.
Just picked up an interesting book. It is a reprint (in paperback) of a 1912 edition of the Pipes & Sundries BBB Catalogue No. XX. "A tobacconist s catalogue brimming with pipes and smoker s requisites, this wholesale catalogue takes you back to a time when the pipe-smoker s lifestyle was taken rather seriously." This is a black & white catalog of pipes and smoking accessories available 100-yrs ago.
@motie2 -- Thanks motie2. I'm not sure why my link does not open. Copied off the browser. Anyway, that is another great tobacco source. I recently purchased 8-oz bulk tobaccos, Dunhill A21000 Vanilla Cavendish and Dunhill A22000 Sweet Toasted Cavendish, which I have not found anywhere else. I removed them from the plastic zip-lock bags they arrived in and transferred them to glass jars for storage. They are both mild all day smoking blends that burn cool and have a vanilla aroma.
Duly noted, mi amigo. I've put both Dunhill's on "The List." I'll never get to them all (I'm 70, I can only smoke outdoors weather permitting, and I'm on a modest retirement income), but I keep a list of "Stuff that I might like, based on the valued opinion of another." That's how I found VC (via @ghostsofpompeii). I had already found Molto Dolce and Barbados Plantation. (I appear to be a Sutliff mark.) So, I was dallying with Sutliff Private Stock tinned tobaccos, and Ghost turned me on to Sutliff bulk blends, praising them, and recommending the VC and the Creme Brulee. (I found CB to be a slightly less sweet -- and much cheaper -- version of Molto Dolce -- Molto Dolce Lite, if you will.) And you've already heard me babbling about the greater-than-the-sum-of-its-parts character of Ghost's own Mrs. Hudson's blend of (basically) three Sutliff blends in precise combination. So, my current top three are 1) Mrs. Hudson's, 2) Barbados Plantation, and 3) a mason jar 3/4 filled with a maybe 60/40 mixture of Molto Dolce and Creme Brulee.
@Woodsman Holy Smoke ... looks like a distant relative of the T-Rex I killed for my last photo shoot. Love that pipe as well as the critter hanging from the wall.
PIMO'S Guide To Pipe Crafting at Home. Read it at least 5 times and still haven't found the nerve to attempt to make one yet. Still a good read and educational too...
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A very educational read on pipe smoking.....
The Perfect Smoke by Dr. Fred J. Hanna
As for favorite pipe related books, I read The Perfect Pipe last year while pipe smoking. Also, I'll read Tolkien while smoking a pipe, and Lewis, too. It feels off reading their works without a pipe.
this wholesale catalogue takes you back to a time when the pipe-smoker s
lifestyle was taken rather seriously." This is a black & white catalog of pipes and smoking accessories available 100-yrs ago.
Here is a link if anyone is interested. http://www.cupojoes.com/pipes-sundries-bbb-catalogue-no-xx-1912/
Both Rick Newcombe's books, as well as anything by Gary B. Schrier are great reads for the pipeman.....