tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246380981479604275.post1494345706409710192..comments2024-01-22T14:32:22.110+00:00Comments on An Armchair By The Sea: A Victorian Celebrationanarmchairbytheseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14593618746095559894noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246380981479604275.post-25716478468594538592015-06-21T11:36:12.551+01:002015-06-21T11:36:12.551+01:00Wonderful stack you have there! I've read and ...Wonderful stack you have there! I've read and recommend them all. I was most underwhelmed by The Making of a Marchioness...it lacked the charm of Burnett's children's books for me. Nesbit's fairy stories were originally published in magazines and some may have been before 1900, although she's really an Edwardian author. Phantastes was published in 1858 so it definitely counts. I'll look forward to seeing what you pick.Loryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08519976394732029323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246380981479604275.post-86777243551205799692015-06-09T11:06:09.073+01:002015-06-09T11:06:09.073+01:00I... didn't like The Professor. I DNF-ed it, ...I... didn't like The Professor. I DNF-ed it, it was so dull. My edition also had a lot of untranslated French conversations, so maybe I would have enjoyed it more had I not completely blanked on swathes of the text. BUT to counter the negativity, The Moonstone and North and South are both AMAZING, so... yeah, those would be my recommendations! :)Elliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07246472269477492583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246380981479604275.post-38808509579908359322015-06-07T13:42:29.110+01:002015-06-07T13:42:29.110+01:00First, North and South is WONDERFUL, a close secon...First, North and South is WONDERFUL, a close second to Wives & Daughters. Also, Middlemarch -- the first 100 pages were a little dry, but it's really worth sticking with! The rest of it is so good. I had terrible fear of George Eliot after reading The Mill on the Floss in High School. I'm so glad I gave her a second chance. I may even try MotF again someday. Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246380981479604275.post-49712047305214520692015-06-07T12:28:23.724+01:002015-06-07T12:28:23.724+01:00Oh read Tenant,so good and hilarious! I might have...Oh read Tenant,so good and hilarious! I might have to read The Moonstone,so many people love it,and I'd definitely be up for rereading The Woman in White if you do a read along,if only to get the musical out of my head!anarmchairbytheseahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14593618746095559894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246380981479604275.post-26237010547568102822015-06-07T09:58:17.877+01:002015-06-07T09:58:17.877+01:00The Moonstone! Bex, you have to read The Moonston...The Moonstone! Bex, you have to read The Moonstone! Honestly, it's so, so good. I'm planning on reading The Woman in White later this year and trying to host a read-along if work settles down a bit during September but I can't see how it can be as good as The Moonstone. <br /><br />Although you're right in that you can't go wrong with a Bronte. I have a Penguin English Library copy of The Tenant of Wildfell Hall and I'm so excited about that. I'm also thinking that I want to re-read Wuthering Heights because it was YEARS ago that I read it and I remember liking it but I don't really remember anything about it. Lit Addicted Brithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15307643382274474774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246380981479604275.post-84121112177803094312015-06-07T06:36:52.656+01:002015-06-07T06:36:52.656+01:00Thanks Gemma that really helps! I really want to r...Thanks Gemma that really helps! I really want to read Middlemarch, maybe I'll just dive in...anarmchairbytheseahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14593618746095559894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246380981479604275.post-46723743619831233002015-06-07T00:24:02.982+01:002015-06-07T00:24:02.982+01:00Ooh, I might have to join this! Victorian lit is m...Ooh, I might have to join this! Victorian lit is my jam. <br /><br />Don't fear Middlemarch- it's long, yes, but it's wonderful! I've been thinking of rereading it soon actually. <br /><br />I can also wholeheartedly recommend the Poe and The Moonstone. Come on, it's Wilkie Collins, what more do you need? ;)Geehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15026557908489456079noreply@blogger.com