tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373804891656164472.post8909928226254522153..comments2024-01-27T02:00:46.694-05:00Comments on Yet Another Period Drama Blog: The To-Read Pile for 2015Miss Dashwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15821653607968651548noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373804891656164472.post-29588029790719728132021-09-22T15:43:56.898-04:002021-09-22T15:43:56.898-04:00Wasn't for no reason. John Ridd ripped a branc...Wasn't for no reason. John Ridd ripped a branch off a tree, because he was going after a MURDERER who had just SHOT his WIFE!!! (man, Carver is the most horrible villain ever...) anyway, it most certainly wasn't superfluous... just heroic and... don't kill me here but I really think John Ridd is more heroic than any Austen hero... Sorry. But Sir Percy will always be the most heroic of literary heroes. Ever. <br /><br />(Yes, I am rambling. Cuz I'm bored. And to make it worse, I'm rambling on a closed blog which is kind of dumb. I think I'll go read something. Like the Talisman.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373804891656164472.post-3625949523008928832015-04-07T06:20:36.989-04:002015-04-07T06:20:36.989-04:00Hi Miss Dashwood,
Just wanted to let you know tha...Hi Miss Dashwood,<br /><br />Just wanted to let you know that I have nominated you for an award on my blog, Here is the link: http://madasahatter01.blogspot.com.au/2015/04/blogger-recognition-award.html<br /><br />-AbiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373804891656164472.post-29874262873358709052015-02-06T12:51:36.172-05:002015-02-06T12:51:36.172-05:00Hi Amelia, I stumbled across your blog and enjoyed...Hi Amelia, I stumbled across your blog and enjoyed my visit very much. I love period dramas, too! And Villette is on my reading list this year as well. All the best!Julie Klassenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14705990274394936247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373804891656164472.post-43326355431231502702015-02-03T12:42:47.824-05:002015-02-03T12:42:47.824-05:00A wonderful and impressive list. I wish I could re...A wonderful and impressive list. I wish I could read this much in a year's time. I wish this generation of young people would read this caliber of literature as a matter of habit. Thank you for a lovely, encouraging post. A Candle to Read Byhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03581762892452867756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373804891656164472.post-19674647718501996662015-02-02T11:10:29.441-05:002015-02-02T11:10:29.441-05:00Wow! What a wonderful collection!
Happy readng to...Wow! What a wonderful collection!<br /><br />Happy readng to you! It's always wonderful to see real, honest to goodness, books... I'm still holding onto them, too, versus the kindle style! <br /><br />Btw, your blog is so lovely - I just followed you!<br /><br />God bless, Net<br /><a href="http://itsawonderfulmovie.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">It's a Wonderful Movie - Your Ticket to Family Movies on TV</a><br />Net - "It's a Wonderful Movie"https://www.blogger.com/profile/01680194388277190995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373804891656164472.post-48359712833844391842015-02-02T10:29:13.964-05:002015-02-02T10:29:13.964-05:00Why is it that I'm the only person I know who ...Why is it that I'm the only person I know who likes The Three Musketeers? My mother is exactly like you. Says she got bored stiff with the lengthy descriptions of interiors. I was able to just breeze over those to get to the good parts, but de gustibus non est disputandem.<br /><br />I am going to prod you forward in The Count of Monte Cristo though. It's really quite exciting! And if you get far enough, there's this amazing character of a paralyzed guy who communicates only by blinking his eyes. But he notices everything, and he has a very important message! The scenes between him and his daughter were my favorite.<br /><br />My mother told me she made it through The Brothers Karamazov when she was younger but couldn't bring herself to finish it on a re-read. And she has a doctorate in English! That's scared me off of it for the time being.<br /><br />I have as a short-term goal to read most of the novels in a Catholic dystopian fiction series, but I'm afraid it wouldn't fit the oeuvre of this period blog!yankeegospelgirlhttp://yankeegospelgirl.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373804891656164472.post-74347119554510600972015-01-30T11:30:44.576-05:002015-01-30T11:30:44.576-05:00Thanks! I'm going to look into that book on th...Thanks! I'm going to look into that book on the Romanovs :)Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08112080523452829647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373804891656164472.post-22030833567714906822015-01-29T18:22:59.397-05:002015-01-29T18:22:59.397-05:00Oooh, Villette is very good! Not better than Jane ...Oooh, Villette is very good! Not better than Jane Eyre (OBVIOUSLY) but still an enjoyable read. Looks like you have some splendid 2015 choices! Haha, your To-Be-Read list is MUCH more realistic than mine. My written list exceeds more than one page... :Ppayton mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10481551796083786939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373804891656164472.post-18471938464537494692015-01-28T20:38:33.613-05:002015-01-28T20:38:33.613-05:00I read Lorna Doone last year. We have owned it for...I read Lorna Doone last year. We have owned it for years, but yeah. It is . . . interesting. I think I would probably like the movie better (I need a movie list for 2015).<br /><br />I have not read any Fyodor Dostoyevsky (or Tolstoy for that manner . . . long Russian novels have not appealed to me; I need to be brave). My sister read the unabridged version and then the abridged version several times. She also enjoyed Crime and Punishment.<br /><br />After I finished reading all the Jeeves and Wooster saga I need to read some of Wodehouse's other books. Livia Rachellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02755623391278276925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373804891656164472.post-24944719180472707752015-01-27T20:27:54.670-05:002015-01-27T20:27:54.670-05:00Oh, I see. You said 1920s earlier. I guess I shoul...Oh, I see. You said 1920s earlier. I guess I should have read the other comments first. :pAwdurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17548931075533962924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373804891656164472.post-26747839230911354772015-01-27T18:36:48.168-05:002015-01-27T18:36:48.168-05:00The Man in the Iron Mask is very interesting! I ho...The Man in the Iron Mask is very interesting! I hope you enjoy it! I should probably nose around my house for unread books to complete my Goodreads goal as well!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373804891656164472.post-88505055747677176922015-01-26T15:55:08.406-05:002015-01-26T15:55:08.406-05:00Well, you just gave me quite a few to add to this ...Well, you just gave me quite a few to add to this year's list! When was Old Friends and New Fancies published? <br />My reading plans for 2015 are to reread Northanger Abbey, Sense and Sensibility, The Hobbit, Lord of the Rings, and The Mysterious Benedict Society. I'd like to read some of the other Bronte books since I've only read Jane Eyre, and Elizabeth Gaskell's various works as I've read none. I love the cover of your Villette!<br />Aren't used book stores awesome? The things you can find!Awdurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17548931075533962924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373804891656164472.post-19596197243213785222015-01-26T13:17:08.609-05:002015-01-26T13:17:08.609-05:00Yours looks like a fun reading list!
My 2015 read...Yours looks like a fun reading list!<br /><br />My 2015 reading challenge is to read as many books as necessary to make up my full name acronymically. Last year I committed to read 50 books, but alas, due to my oversight of accidentally shelving a title as "read" instead of "to be read" on Goodreads, I only read 49. :s<br /><br />Lorna Doone and Sherlock Holmes are on my TBR list for this year. As well as Little Women and Northanger Abbey. I also want to re-read the Lady of the Lake (LOVE!) by Sir Walter Scott if I have time. Natalie Monkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10197043273258414949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373804891656164472.post-39213293576147809052015-01-26T11:13:58.752-05:002015-01-26T11:13:58.752-05:00Oooh, reading lists are fascinating... I recognise...Oooh, reading lists are fascinating... I recognised quite a few of these, too. :D<br /><br />I enjoyed Ivanhoe, actually. I can't vouch for how similar the film is to the book, not having seen it. But I'd like to see it. Because, um, Antony Andrews. <br /><br />I want to read Vilette sometime, too. And Lorna Doone. I haven't seen the film or heard about any tree-ripping antics, though, so I'll just be taking it as it comes. :)<br /><br />Oooh, out-of-print finds! I found one of by very favourite series (The Marlows, by Antonia Forest) through that. ... But like Melody said, they can be-- um, cheesy. :P<br /><br />And the flowery cloth in the background is very pretty.Sophiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13773416983262826607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373804891656164472.post-4082822153979819772015-01-26T11:09:39.139-05:002015-01-26T11:09:39.139-05:00INCREDIBLY JEALOUS ABOUT YOUR GILBERT AND SULLIVAN...INCREDIBLY JEALOUS ABOUT YOUR GILBERT AND SULLIVAN BOOK. My siblings and I are *obsessed* with G&S, and own quite a few of the DVDs of the operas. Speaking of, are they plays or operas? I didn't know G&S wrote plays.... HMMMMM.<br /><br />-Ashley-Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373804891656164472.post-27535663093902693772015-01-26T10:43:28.099-05:002015-01-26T10:43:28.099-05:00Looks like a great list. This makes me want to re-...Looks like a great list. This makes me want to re-read Lorna Doone -- I loved it, but it's been quite a few years and I think I've forgotten quite a bit.<br /><br />I don't usually set specific reading goals for a year, but I started the Classics Club challenge last year, so I'll have to plan on about 10 of this year's books coming from my Classics list. I also want to start reading some of the fantasy books that people keep recommending when they learn that's what I write, like the "Wheel of Time" series by Robert Jordan.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17254448751169379221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373804891656164472.post-90981512433875972222015-01-25T21:57:43.843-05:002015-01-25T21:57:43.843-05:00Mom tends to collect old books like that one, haha...Mom tends to collect old books like that one, haha. :) Some of them can be quite cheesy, though, just warning ya. (Remember the one I had in that photo shoot? OH MY WORD SOME OF THE LOVE SCENES. They were hysterical though. :P No matter how silly they are I prefer them to the version of the romance aspect nowadays, cough.)Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05676306236172688321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373804891656164472.post-49289631975203135952015-01-25T18:06:29.558-05:002015-01-25T18:06:29.558-05:00tree BRANCH. He rips a tree BRANCH off a tree and ...tree BRANCH. He rips a tree BRANCH off a tree and it's at a moment of high adrenaline near the end of which you know of. <br /><br />There may be other feats of strength that are even less believable *cough shed scene cough cough* but it's still a great book and you will love itAnne-girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14879811254464226204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373804891656164472.post-17489059509660822102015-01-25T16:44:35.266-05:002015-01-25T16:44:35.266-05:00I also have several books between my sisters and I...I also have several books between my sisters and I that I haven't read yet. I've been meaning to read them... but last year didn't go quite as planned. I should try it again this year. LOL- like you, it feels bizarre to have books in the house that I HAVEN'T read.<br /><br />Ivanhoe the book is WAY better than the movie. It's one of my top 20 favorite books. (And with as many favorite books as I have- that's quite an achievement.) Personally, while I thought AA did a decent job in his role in the movie, I was pretty disappointed in the screenwriting. I felt the movie didn't come close to capturing the spirit of the epic book.<br /><br />I haven't read any Dostoyevsky yet. I'll be interested to hear what you think of it.<br /><br />I have Villette downloaded onto my Kindle but haven't read it yet. (Ah, yes, Jane Eyre is a fantastic book!)<br /><br />Oooh, Exploits is one book I hadn't heard of before! *puts it on list to look up*<br /><br />I usually stay away from Austen sequels, but Old Friends and New Fancies looks interesting.<br /><br />Gilbert and Sullivan!!! Their plays are SUCH fun. My favorite at the moment is Pinafore, but Mikado might be superseding it.<br /><br />I have The Man in the Iron Mask and The Three Musketeers downloaded onto my Kindle, waiting for me. I'm eager to read both, especially since reading the Count of Monte Cristo and really liking it. (Note: I read the Victorian translation- I've since found out that there is another translation that is... R-rated.)Arielle Melody Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10651308960712330062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373804891656164472.post-36026095571511443992015-01-25T16:16:43.203-05:002015-01-25T16:16:43.203-05:00Thanks, Jessica Prescott! Ooh, Hamlet and Measure ...Thanks, Jessica Prescott! Ooh, Hamlet and Measure for Measure sound good. I still haven't read Hamlet all the way through and have never tried Measure for Measure. The Taming of the Shrew is on my to-read list before summer, though, since I'm going to see the play with my grandparents in July. <br /><br />Hannah,<br />Haha, no worries! (If you click a reaction button accidentally you can always just click it again to undo, for future reference.) The "rug" is actually my bedspread, haha-- the rug in my bedroom is not conducive to photography as it's a weird dull beige with brown flecks. Quite ugly. :P I must say I didn't like Lucy Snowe very much from what I've read of Villette either, but hopefully the story will get better. <br /><br />Old Friends and New Fancies was written in the 1920's, I think, and it started the genre of JA sequels, so I'm hoping it will be better than some of its modern counterparts. <br /><br />I want to read some more nonfiction this year as well. Right now I'm about halfway through The Romanov Sisters by Helen Rappaport-- highly recommended! Miss Dashwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15821653607968651548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373804891656164472.post-22907243973768837072015-01-25T15:25:39.268-05:002015-01-25T15:25:39.268-05:00I, I clicked on "Badly done Emma" by mis...I, I clicked on "Badly done Emma" by mistake. Please forgive me! I've clicked on "Excessively Diverting" to atone!<br /><br />All of your book covers are lovely and that rug that they're on is also very lovely :) Let's see... I haven't read The Brothers Karamazov but I've read Crime and Punishment by the same author and I loved that. I haven't read those Madeleine L'Engle books but I've read A Wrinkle in Time and I loved that. Jane Eyre is one of my all-time favourite books ever too but I didn't like Villette very much. Lucy Snowe isn't as likeable as Jane and the book is very anti-Catholicism and that annoyed me. I'm not even Catholic. But I'd still like to give the book another try at some point.<br /><br />I've had some very bad experiences with Jane Austen fanfiction but Old Friends and New Fancies actually sounds quite interesting. <br /><br />Your reading goals are great. My aim is to read at least 60 books this year. I managed just over 50 last year. I've managed to read 3 books this far into 2015. Oh, and I want to read at least 5 or 6 non-fiction books this year. Other than that, I don't think I have any other aims. I keep my aims fairly low so I'm less likely to fail. I'm kind of a wimp like that.Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08112080523452829647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373804891656164472.post-81103550909547487462015-01-25T12:33:49.217-05:002015-01-25T12:33:49.217-05:00Good luck! I know, I have NO time to read during ...Good luck! I know, I have NO time to read during the semester (I'm a college student), so I have to do all my reading on Christmas and summer breaks and I never finish all the books I was hoping to read. I want to try Hamlet and Measure for Measure (Shakespeare) this summer. There's also a World War II novel, Leave If You Can, that I'm hoping to get to.Katie Hannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06818413749107653398noreply@blogger.com