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--- Quote from: belbbmfan on December 05, 2007, 01:53:59 pm ---Congratulation Milli!
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Cheers Fabienne! :)
--- Quote ---Can I ask who Elisabeth Gaskell is?
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She is an English writer from the 1800s. Not as well known as Dickens or others, but she oughta be IMO. Two of her books that have been adapted to movies include: North and South and Wives and Daughters. Excellent movies too! :)
--- Quote --- oh, and did you say -23°C?? :o :o
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It has dropped a little since then .. :-\
~M
Meryl:
Milli, I like Elizabeth Gaskell, too. Some time ago, I read a number of her novels and thought they were really absorbing. She made the women of her time come alive. Thanks for the mention. 8)
Lumière:
--- Quote from: Meryl on December 05, 2007, 09:09:37 pm ---Milli, I like Elizabeth Gaskell, too. Some time ago, I read a number of her novels and thought they were really absorbing. She made the women of her time come alive. Thanks for the mention. 8)
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Not only did she make the women of her time come alive as you said, but she also painted a detailed portrait of the different classes of her time and exposed the huge gap between the upper classes and the poorer than poor who died of hunger on the streets .. I believe she was branded a communist at some point.. :)
If you haven't already seen the BBC adaptation of the books I mentioned, do. I am sure you'll love 'em.
~M
belbbmfan:
--- Quote from: Lucise on December 05, 2007, 08:25:24 pm ---
She is an English writer from the 1800s. Not as well known as Dickens or others, but she oughta be IMO. Two of her books that have been adapted to movies include: North and South and Wives and Daughters. Excellent movies too! :)
~M
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Thanks for the info Milli. I have to admit I've never heard of her. But I'll add her to my reading list. It's the kind of novel I'm interested in. I'm reading Persuasion by Jane Austen at the moment.
Wrap up warm okay? :)
belbbmfan:
It's december 6th. And it looks like my kids have been good this year. It's Saint Nicolas day today and when they got up this morning this was waiting for them along with a new board game and some other toys.
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