Re: American Woman Abroad. Part 3, Ch. 30, up at ANI
One added note: Jane in the novel went through a bit of a breakdown herself after the Box Hill incident. She went through a period of time when she wasn't really eating anything and was staying in her...
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I realized after I wrote this that a term like "meltdown" is inappropriate and seems callous for what canon Jane was going through after Box Hill and her breakup, which sounds like depression. That...
View ArticleReport on geology, climate, agriculture of Derbyshire circa 1811
Hi folks--Just in case anyone else is geeky enough to find it interesting: Google Books has a scanned copy of John Farley's "General view of the agriculture and minerals of Derbyshire; with...
View ArticleDeath Comes to Pemberley
DCTP comes to us here in US. Did anyone watch the first part on Sunday? Any comments. I thought it was good.
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I wasn't ahuge fan of the book (that I read P&P just before it didn't help, I suppose.) But, I love period drama on TV, and this was not bad. I did not like the actress who played Elizabeth; I...
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It seems as though there has been very few period dramas lately so I credit this production probably more than I should. There definitely was a "shocking lack" of variety in all their wardrobes,...
View ArticleRe: Death Comes to Pemberley (minor spoiler)
I had read the book (disappointing) before the TV programme aired here in the UK. I was also a bit disappointed with the adaptation.I thought Darcy was very well cast and suitably proud at times but...
View ArticleRe: JAOctGoHoNo - it's the spooky month of October everyone!
Ten bottles of Scotch. Lydia Darcy! How well it sounded!(This is my first story! 10 horrible words! Haiku economy!)
View Articleeeeehm...
Flattered enough to continue this at some point? Should I solemnly promise to post one flattering text per week for a year, would you then expand this to a proper length novel? :)
View ArticleYou Are Most Cordially Invited!
Her GraceGeorgiana Cavendish,Duchess of Devonshire,has been most surprised to notice that the tenth month is coming to its close already! As has become a tradition, she once again invites you to...
View ArticleRe: eeeehm...
Eh, sorry, I don't see that happening any time soon, if at all.Frankly, I think the premise might get boring pretty soon if I expanded it too much, and I've trouble enough at the moment finding...
View ArticleRe: If I get up at 6.30am in the morning.....
I'm sure Her Grace won't mind if you come in a little later ;-)Besides, I seem to recall I stayed up until nearly four for your birthday party ...
View ArticleRe: Death Comes to Pemberley
Nicely done in a lot of ways, and for some reason, I almost find myself enjoying the TV drama better than the original novel.That said, here's huge series of buts:There's just plain something wrong...
View ArticleGrammar question
OK, I'm sure this topic has been covered before, but I still find myself unsure. Not being a native English speaker I can't rely on my sense of what is grammatically correct. I had always thought that...
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You are correct. :)An easy way to check which is right is to drop the 'Jane and' and see if the rest of the sentence makes sense.'He saw Jane and I' becomes 'He saw I'. That is not correct. Therefore...
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Yeah, most English speakers have the vague idea that "I" is intrinsically more proper than "me," especially if you're including someone else in the sentence. It probably comes from constantly...
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