tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post8103232598054217676..comments2024-03-29T03:04:00.853-05:00Comments on Wuthering <br>Expectations: Augusta could not serve God and Mammon - a Doctor Thorne mini-novelAmateur Reader (Tom)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-9711333093361294852011-07-18T20:20:26.544-05:002011-07-18T20:20:26.544-05:00Well, we eventually did read them in order. There...Well, we eventually did read them in order. There are two, I think, that should be read in order: _Phineas Finn_ and _Phineas Redux_. <br /><br />We weren't sure why _The Eustace Diamonds_ was included in the Palliser series.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-22911602368524046282011-07-18T19:54:56.496-05:002011-07-18T19:54:56.496-05:00I will bet you that I am neurotic enough that I wi...I will bet you that I am neurotic enough that I will read the Palliser novels in order, but it is useful to know that there is no real need.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-83454261397451772192011-07-18T02:22:55.255-05:002011-07-18T02:22:55.255-05:00You might want to try _The Eustace Diamonds_. It&...You might want to try _The Eustace Diamonds_. It's part of the "Palliser series," but it's really a standalone novel. <br /><br />I read it with an online group, and I was so impressed by it, I decided to delay reading the "Barchester series" and start the "Palliser series." It's the third, I think, in the series, but there's no need to read the first two prior to reading this one. I read it first and had no problems with it.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-30043508146739017372011-07-17T21:00:52.039-05:002011-07-17T21:00:52.039-05:00Absolutely - it is just chapters like this one tha...Absolutely - it is just chapters like this one that deepen the novel.<br /><br />I don't know when I will catch up with you, Fred, but I think I have enough to Trollopean momentum to plow forward to <i>Framley Parsonage</i>.<br /><br />I have actually read the Barchester books before, and just those. Sometime I should try a new Trollope novel.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-15973570121614915952011-07-17T17:43:54.355-05:002011-07-17T17:43:54.355-05:00Maybe that little chapter doesn't affect the s...Maybe that little chapter doesn't affect the story line, but it certainly, as you say, provides a strong counterpoint, which I feel adds much to the overall themes of the Barchester series.<br /><br />It adds depth to the work for it demonstrates that this attitude is representative of the culture and not just an anomaly in one family.<br /><br />By the way, I just finished reading the sixth and final novel in the series, _The Last Chronicle of Barset_.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-16206794531944743532011-07-15T05:19:42.485-05:002011-07-15T05:19:42.485-05:00Love that little episode - typically Trollpeian ;)...Love that little episode - typically Trollpeian ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07546287562521628467noreply@blogger.com