Re: The second idea is not bad at all. But..
I don't think Brandon was looking for a woman, sensible or otherwise. He is romantic and sentimental; he had a great love story, it ended tragically and he never completely got over it. He isn't like...
View ArticleRe: The second idea is not bad at all. But..
I agree that Brandon was certainly not looking for a woman, and that he doesn't appear to be attracted to sensible. However, we know that Mrs. Dashwood is a lot like Marianne in personality, and sense...
View ArticleOf grammar and tests
Hi!Summer is over and it's test time here. Last week I took an exam in English and I was reading my results when I happened to find a mistake in the correction (at least I think so). Here's the...
View ArticleRe: Of grammar and tests
You are correct - the answer e) is missing "to" before the word "listen". The correct sentence (in this format) would be "I like TO LISTEN TO THE" news on the radio in the morning.
View ArticleRe: Marrying younger men in JA and possible fanfics
You read my mind! I always thought Colonel Brandon more appropriate for Mrs. Dashwood.We tend to forget that, since Regency women married at about 20, they were 40 when their daughters came out (Mr....
View ArticleRe: Of grammar and tests
Thank you Jessica! I knew something wasn't right with that question... Fortunately I didn't answer it!
View ArticleOn the other hand...
we shouldn't forget that people aged much sooner 200 years ago. The average life expectancy was much shorter, medical care was little better than medieval, their diet and general living conditions...
View ArticleLooking for a story
I'm looking for a Persuasion modern story where Anne meets Frederick while on holiday. She falls asleep in the sun and he wakes her up. I think Frederick is a lifeguard there, in any case he is way...
View ArticleNever underestimate the power of youth and beauty
Austen offers a number of examples in which men marry women much younger than themselves.There is even Colonel Forster, who is, in Mr. Bennet's phrase, "a sensible man," but his wife is young enough...
View ArticleRe: Never underestimate the power of youth and beauty
Close in age (probably): Edward and Elinor. Bingley and Jane. Probably: Charles and Mary Musgrove. Henrietta Musgrove and Henry Hayter. Jane Fairfax and Frank Churchill. John and Isabella...
View ArticleRe: Marrying younger men in JA and possible fanfics
I would totally read/ship Col. Brandon/Mrs. Dashwood! ;)Many pairings could be made believable with good writing, I think.Go for it!
View ArticleNever underestimate the risks of childbearing in 1800
It wasn't that long ago a woman having a child at 35 was referred to as a 'geriatric pregnancy' (and I suppose it is still called this, technically). If you need an heir and a couple of spares in...
View ArticleRe: Never underestimate the risks of childbearing in 1800
My husband is almost 15 years older than I am. We married when I was 23 and he was 37. My mother, who was living in Malaysia at the time, wrote to me of the reaction her Chinese friends had when...
View ArticleRe: Of grammar and tests
Of those choices A is the most correct, though it is not how most people would probably say it.
View ArticleRegency summer and winter
Just wonder how was the difference between getting up and going to sleep in summer and winter times? I somehow doubt they did get up and lay down the same, right? Did they stay in bed in the darker...
View ArticleRe: The things you notice when re-watching JA movies
Wow! How very observant of you! I wonder if there was a shortage of paper from that period that they had to re-use the letter. But in that case they must have shot the store room scene later... I too,...
View ArticleIt's how I'd say it!
Though I'm Australian and we are lazy. (Though for some reason my hind brain is saying there is an Australian Sandy on the dwg so ...is it you? :))Though I think "to listen to the" is more...
View ArticleRe: It's how I'd say it!
Nope, not Australian. I think there are a lot of Sandys here. Sandy and Sandra seem to be very common names among Jane Austen afficionados.I agree "to listen to the" is more grammatically correct, but...
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