Michelin, A. (English spelling) MichelinA

Japanese: Michelin,A.(英語表記)MichelinA
Michelin, A. (English spelling) MichelinA

… In addition to the aforementioned Baedeker, which is still in existence as a series of travel guides that cover every region of the world and are highly regarded internationally, the UK also publishes the Blue Guide (first published in 1918), which is renowned for its historical and literary commentary and was written by James Fullarton Muirhead (1853-1934), who had previously worked on the English edition of Baedeker. In France, the Guide Bleu by Louis Christophe François Hachette (1800-64), the Guide Michelin by André Michelin (1853-1931), the inventor of the pneumatic tire, and the Guide to N'Ajer by Louis Nagel (1908- ), are well known. In the United States, there is Fodor (first published in 1936) by Eugene Fodor (1905-), which is characterized by contributions from experts and annual revisions, and the American Guide Series, a travel guide for the United States, which was completed between 1935 and 1943 as a job relief project for writers after the Great Depression.

*Some of the terminology referenced in "Michelin, A." is listed below.

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Japanese:

… 現在,世界各地域を網羅し,国際的に評価の高い旅行案内シリーズとしては,上述の《ベデカー》が健在なのに加えて,イギリスでは,かつて《ベデカー》で英語版を担当したことのあるミュアヘッドJames Fullarton Muirhead(1853‐1934)による,歴史・文学に関する解説で定評のある《ブルー・ガイドBlue Guide》(1918創刊)が刊行されている。フランスでは,アシェットLouis Christophe François Hachette(1800‐64)による《ギド・ブルー》,空気入りタイヤの発明者ミシュランAndré Michelin(1853‐1931)による,自動車旅行者を対象とし,権威のあるホテル・レストラン案内で有名な《ギド・ミシュラン》,ナジェールLouis Nagel(1908‐ )による《ナジェール》がよく知られている。さらにアメリカでは,フォダーEugene Fodor(1905‐ )による,専門家の寄稿と毎年の改定で特色のある《フォダー》(1936創刊),またアメリカ国内の旅行案内書であるが,1935年から43年にかけて大恐慌後の文筆家に対する失業救済事業として完成した《アメリカ・ガイド・シリーズAmerican Guide Series》などがある。…

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