tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373804891656164472.post2634463868941444165..comments2024-01-27T02:00:46.694-05:00Comments on Yet Another Period Drama Blog: NaNoWriMo Excerpt #1Miss Dashwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15821653607968651548noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373804891656164472.post-66993997269994465702011-11-27T11:54:12.798-05:002011-11-27T11:54:12.798-05:00Miss Laurie,
Thank you for your sweet comment! I&#...Miss Laurie,<br />Thank you for your sweet comment! I'm glad Lavinia made you laugh--she makes me laugh, too. :PMiss Dashwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15821653607968651548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373804891656164472.post-42379398189726105332011-11-27T01:58:11.276-05:002011-11-27T01:58:11.276-05:00Oh dear, I forgot to comment on this! The characte...Oh dear, I forgot to comment on this! The characters are very well drawn, I feel a kinship to Elizabeth and Lavinia made me laugh so much! <br />Your style of writing is extremely delightful! I'd love to read the whole book one day! :)Miss Laurie of Old-Fashioned Charmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11096222035851269474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373804891656164472.post-90826031060541274442011-11-16T23:22:23.345-05:002011-11-16T23:22:23.345-05:00I beg your pardon? I do not wilfully misunderstand...I beg your pardon? I do not wilfully misunderstand anybody! ;P I may misunderstand them perhaps, I don't know, but certainly not on purpose. ha<br /><br />(I know, I know, you were just quoting...)Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05676306236172688321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373804891656164472.post-85704373444086752572011-11-16T19:48:42.493-05:002011-11-16T19:48:42.493-05:00I do indeed--and apparently your pleasure is to &q...I do indeed--and apparently your pleasure is to "willfully misunderstand [those around you]."<br /><br />I once read a book about Jane Austen's books--it was full of fun facts and essays and trivia questions. I wish I could remember what it was called! I think I need a "Remembering Things For Dummies" book. Well, actually it would probably be called "Memory Support for Dummies".Miss Dashwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15821653607968651548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373804891656164472.post-68510581530470272372011-11-16T19:42:08.625-05:002011-11-16T19:42:08.625-05:00You have pleasure in "occasionally expressing...You have pleasure in "occasionally expressing opinions which are, in fact, not your own"? ;-)<br /><br />It's a really good book. =) Useful and fun.<br /><br />Good grief, EVERYTHING has a 'for Dummies' book, it seems!Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05676306236172688321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373804891656164472.post-25678973221258459912011-11-16T19:39:26.125-05:002011-11-16T19:39:26.125-05:00Jane Austen for Dummies? I must lay my hands on a ...Jane Austen for Dummies? I must lay my hands on a copy of that. I had no idea such a book existed! <br />Haha, sounds like something Mark Twain would do. I, too, get pleasure out of deliberately opposing my friends for fun (I'm sure you haven't noticed that.)Miss Dashwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15821653607968651548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373804891656164472.post-74252832388058341992011-11-16T19:37:53.243-05:002011-11-16T19:37:53.243-05:00Yes!! I knew he said that!! I read it in Jane Aust...Yes!! I knew he said that!! I read it in Jane Austen for Dummies. What's really funny, is the author said: "'<i>Every</i> time he reads the novel'? What's wrong with this picture? If he hates it so much why would he read it over again?" She thinks he said that because it was he had a friend who admired JA and for some reason got pleasure out of opposing him. ha ;-)<br /><br />One never knows.Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05676306236172688321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373804891656164472.post-26407534302877061072011-11-16T19:34:43.470-05:002011-11-16T19:34:43.470-05:00Piece of trivia: Mark Twain absolutely hated Jane ...Piece of trivia: Mark Twain absolutely hated Jane Austen's works, and was quoted as saying something to this effect: "Whenever I read P&P I want to dig Jane Austen up from her grave and beat her over the head with her own shinbone."<br />Shocking, I know, but I did laugh when I first came across that quote. :)<br />However, Mark Twain did think that Anne of Green Gables was the most enchanting character ever created, so I will forgive him for his bad taste in Regency novels.Miss Dashwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15821653607968651548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373804891656164472.post-9381077644163922692011-11-16T18:11:42.389-05:002011-11-16T18:11:42.389-05:00Well, humph to her, say I. ;-)
But, it's true...Well, humph to her, say I. ;-)<br /><br />But, it's true that S&S picks up speed after the first few chapters...however, the end of chapter 2 (I think) is quite funny. :-)<br /><br />I can half-like people who don't like Jane Austen. But only half. *snickers*Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05676306236172688321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373804891656164472.post-52690641369607478572011-11-16T15:43:17.573-05:002011-11-16T15:43:17.573-05:00This young lady of 4 names unfortunately does NOT ...This young lady of 4 names unfortunately does NOT like Jane Austen very much... she enjoyed P&P to a certain extent, but in her own words she "I nearly fell asleep with Sense and Sensibility, and had to put it down somewhere around the third chapter. I shall never be a truly excellent woman, I suppose, since I do not improve my mind with extensive reading. There—I remembered a bit of Pride and Prejudice. You must be very proud of me."<br />Yes, Gwendolen is the exact mental image I have of Lavinia. :)Miss Dashwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15821653607968651548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373804891656164472.post-21641386068075561742011-11-16T12:09:52.142-05:002011-11-16T12:09:52.142-05:00I did as I said and printed it out! And read it ra...I did as I said and printed it out! And read it rather late in bed last night. =) I really liked it! It's seriously as good as a bunch of other historical fiction I've read (or tried to read--in that case, better). =) I'd like to read more. Oh, and I thought the length was good, since it was on paper. tehe<br /><br />If this young lady with 4 names ends up liking Jane Austen, then I think I'll like her just fine. ;-)<br /><br />Haha, I was kind of picturing Gwendelen Harleth (aka Romola Garai) from Daniel Deronda when I was reading it, because you had a picture of her in the interview and it's around the same time era. ;-)Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05676306236172688321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373804891656164472.post-37823721606625221772011-11-14T20:22:04.503-05:002011-11-14T20:22:04.503-05:00Aww, thank you Miss Darcy! You are very kind. :)Aww, thank you Miss Darcy! You are very kind. :)Miss Dashwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15821653607968651548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373804891656164472.post-49385636254485752012011-11-14T16:07:52.356-05:002011-11-14T16:07:52.356-05:00The matter is, apparently, decided that you are an...The matter is, apparently, decided that you are an amazing writer.Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02297989443217404313noreply@blogger.com