tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post3544727205631865184..comments2024-03-27T16:48:21.039-05:00Comments on Wuthering <br>Expectations: Margaret Oliphant's The Perpetual Curate - a review-like postAmateur Reader (Tom)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-13326211134751584812011-01-13T17:57:59.892-06:002011-01-13T17:57:59.892-06:00Thanks for the Oliphant recommendations. You'...Thanks for the Oliphant recommendations. You've got three on there that were not in whatever sources I was using. I certainly agree about <i>The Doctor's Family</i>, the only one on the list I have read.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-88514639418885659262011-01-13T17:37:16.439-06:002011-01-13T17:37:16.439-06:00Eight good Oliphant novels? Dead Easy
1. Hester ...Eight good Oliphant novels? Dead Easy<br /><br />1. Hester <br />2. Phoebe Junior (very likeable heroine's quest to marry for money. Sub plot of the love affair between an Anglican vicar's daughter and a radical Dissenting preacher is about as romantic as you can get) <br />3. Miss Marjoribanks <br />4. The Sorceress <br />5. Cuckoo in the Nest (another positive gold-digger- barmaid marries the Squire's son) <br />6. The Ladies Lindores <br />7. A Beleaguered City (magic realist- the dead return and take over a small French town) <br />8. The Doctor's FamilyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-18973541513673199272010-08-16T14:55:36.414-05:002010-08-16T14:55:36.414-05:00Gardening, yes - ferns, mostly.Gardening, yes - ferns, mostly.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-9695849179450708052010-08-16T10:10:10.306-05:002010-08-16T10:10:10.306-05:00You got me with
"Church politics, town gossi...You got me with<br /><br />"Church politics, town gossip, death, gardening"<br /><br />Gardening? I can't resist!Stefaniehttp://somanybooksblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-49675492762486967882010-08-11T17:59:21.850-05:002010-08-11T17:59:21.850-05:00Was that a knock on Judi Dench? I'll pretend ...Was that a knock on Judi Dench? I'll pretend I didn't see that.<br /><br />The Trollope comparison is precise. Anyone irritated by Trollope will be no happier with <i>The Perpetual Curate</i>.<br /><br />Tony - Dang right. Now that I've really given her a try, the lack of availability is a puzzle to me. Readers enamored of the Victorians would like this book as much as any number of its peers.<br /><br />As for me - enamored? No, no, no. I work on a book-by-book basis.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-3624244514772317272010-08-11T11:52:13.384-05:002010-08-11T11:52:13.384-05:00Amateur Reader, I'm encouraged by your comment...Amateur Reader, I'm encouraged by your comment that Oliphant's "craft is a thing to behold." However, I'm a little <em>discouraged</em> by your remark that you could easily imagine Judi Dench playing one of the characters. Any idea how this book would work out for someone like me, who isn't as enamored of the Victorians as the rest of "you lot" in the book blogging world?Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-1041198324688111232010-08-10T22:37:16.731-05:002010-08-10T22:37:16.731-05:00AGAT? Now if her books could just become as avail...AGAT? Now if her books could just become as available as Trollope's, I might even try a few ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07546287562521628467noreply@blogger.com