tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post7524777727829956536..comments2024-03-28T23:06:34.406-04:00Comments on The Romance Dish: Mr. Collins to the Rescue!pjpuppymomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18234101901405553621noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-29586805772419713122009-11-25T01:44:27.164-05:002009-11-25T01:44:27.164-05:00Vanessa, bells will ring when Mr. Collins enters t...Vanessa, bells will ring when Mr. Collins enters the story and you'll know you're in for a treat from there on in ;-) Thanks for swinging by. Always love to see you!Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-55286827991597636242009-11-25T01:32:07.181-05:002009-11-25T01:32:07.181-05:00Hi, Anna! Sorry to join you so (fashionably?) late...Hi, Anna! Sorry to join you so (fashionably?) late. My great project of the moment is rereading P&P. Shamefully, I skim-read it when I was younger. Like you, I found it difficult to get into but I'm pressing on!<br /><br />~ VanessaAuthornesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06345016028101633473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-34669524961091602132009-11-25T01:23:03.590-05:002009-11-25T01:23:03.590-05:00Jeanie, I read the shooting scene last night and s...Jeanie, I read the shooting scene last night and stayed up far too late reading to find out what happened next. It's so long since I read this book, it's like picking up something new. Man, it's SOOOOO good. Vidal is the perfect rake! I'm having such fun with this - I really need to read more Georgette Heyer. I'm surprised how much of this one I've forgotten which means I&Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-25561640637606846552009-11-25T00:05:50.171-05:002009-11-25T00:05:50.171-05:00Anna, I LOVE Devil's Cub! Right up there with...Anna, I LOVE Devil's Cub! Right up there with These Old Shades, Cotillion, Lady of Quality, The Masqueraders . . . Stop me! The duel scene in the inn is one of the most romantic things I've ever read, as is the bit at the end when he tracks her down and tells her he loves her. Gosh, that woman could write! And, of course, I love Leonie and Rupert. Can't wait to read your review Lexihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12732707316352740556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-29514754046993866222009-11-24T22:54:18.346-05:002009-11-24T22:54:18.346-05:00Hey, guys and Dishies, thank you so much for havin...Hey, guys and Dishies, thank you so much for having a great chat about P&P and various versions today. I really had a great time. See you next month on the 24th - which is actually Christmas Eve. Can you believe the year has gone this fast?Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-20239060308570417112009-11-24T21:59:57.514-05:002009-11-24T21:59:57.514-05:00Hey, PJ, aren't you lovely? And thank you so m...Hey, PJ, aren't you lovely? And thank you so much for inviting me to be part of the Romance Dish. You girls have certainly started with a splash, haven't you? I'm really looking forward to talking about Georgette Heyer next month! I'm loving Devil's Cub!Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-62411939841484790562009-11-24T21:48:33.692-05:002009-11-24T21:48:33.692-05:00Hi Anna! (waving)
We're so thrilled to have y...Hi Anna! (waving)<br /><br />We're so thrilled to have you with us for your debut "Second Helpings" blog. If this is how you start things off I can't wait to see what you'll have for us in the coming months! :)pjpuppymomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18234101901405553621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-60220507646879674722009-11-24T18:29:52.324-05:002009-11-24T18:29:52.324-05:00Buffie, but what about the SPOON????!!! Snort!Buffie, but what about the SPOON????!!! Snort!Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-53479421183578792302009-11-24T18:26:27.888-05:002009-11-24T18:26:27.888-05:00Buffie, Buffie, Buffie! I think I need to visit yo...<i>Buffie, Buffie, Buffie! I think I need to visit you with a bag of classics and a big wooden spoon and stand there while you read them all </i><br /><br />Anna, you don't know how thrilled I would be if you showed up on my front porch with a stack of books and your luggage!!!!!!!! :-)Buffiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320253744501589352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-49364914026782241702009-11-24T18:09:10.017-05:002009-11-24T18:09:10.017-05:00Miranda, I think Fanny and Henry would have had th...Miranda, I think Fanny and Henry would have had that same dynamic that Darcy and Lizzie have. You know, a fault in one is remedied by a quality in the other. Honestly, I bet Fanny and Edmund's kids grew up to kick over the traces big time after living with such self-satisfied prigs for parents.Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-19831242941889315462009-11-24T18:05:10.977-05:002009-11-24T18:05:10.977-05:00Yeah! Big Henry Crawford crush here - the original...Yeah! Big Henry Crawford crush here - the original bad boy. That's what I mean about the elopement. She had to make him irredeemable. Edmund was a drip. Fanny, oddly enough, wasn't. She was a doormat because that was what her situation in life demanded, but she always sticks up for her principles.Miranda Nevillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08542553244957079317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-40239079333033624192009-11-24T17:23:31.664-05:002009-11-24T17:23:31.664-05:00Hey, Dorthy, what a cool way for you to have spent...Hey, Dorthy, what a cool way for you to have spent the day. Now I'm keen to go and watch it again (my drool watching in recent years has been North and South - now that really IS worth watching!). Oh, that bit where they nearly kiss in the rain and they're both at the end of their tethers and he knows he's ruined his chance at happiness and she knows she's said more than than she Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-25966848071188554082009-11-24T17:20:14.009-05:002009-11-24T17:20:14.009-05:00Snort, Miranda! You have revealed my evil plan to ...Snort, Miranda! You have revealed my evil plan to the world. I thought the photo of handsome Mr. Firth might get me a few extra takers! <br /><br />Having said that about the movie, don't you think the archery scene is pretty good? I agree that they're too old and the costumes are 'orrible but they did do it all with real style! <br /><br />I think the movie softened a lot of those Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-84476811967000426352009-11-24T17:07:21.685-05:002009-11-24T17:07:21.685-05:00Annie, it's interesting, isn't it? I think...Annie, it's interesting, isn't it? I think there was criticism even at the time about her small canvas and that's when she made the famous comment about her subject being ten families in a country village or something and how that offered her the whole range of human nature. Sir Walter Scott's long and event-packed historicals were in style when she published so perhaps they were Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-84491698970687603202009-11-24T17:05:24.512-05:002009-11-24T17:05:24.512-05:00Helen, as you're probably gathering from the c...Helen, as you're probably gathering from the comments, it's a little bit slow to get into but honestly, well worth reading. And it's been the model for so many books since - and a lot of books that are your faves - I think you'd find it interesting from that point of view. Thanks so much for swinging by!Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-58022432799262781432009-11-24T17:04:22.232-05:002009-11-24T17:04:22.232-05:00Calila, that version is just so romantic, isn'...Calila, that version is just so romantic, isn't it? And I think the Jane in that is absolutely exquisite. You definitely pick up the passion in the movie. Hey, girls, believe me, hang in there through the start - once Mr. Collins turns up you're on an upward swing!Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-55934975020045191322009-11-24T16:59:03.270-05:002009-11-24T16:59:03.270-05:00Andrea, I have to say when I started this book and...Andrea, I have to say when I started this book and it was so cold and judgmental, I probably wouldn't have persisted if (a) I didn't know it picked up and (b) I had to for the review! Definitely worth persisting with. And the transformation of Mr. Darcy from stick to hero really is worth seeing! Hey, thanks for inviting me to part of the Dishes. I love it here! I'm hoping I can be a Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-60893227021587213982009-11-24T16:37:24.361-05:002009-11-24T16:37:24.361-05:00*sigh* I just finished watching P&P. While cle...*sigh* I just finished watching P&P. While cleaning up the house and making the snacks for T-day. <br />What a wonderful movie. <br />I got the the Muddy Buddies (chex cereal covered in chocolate and powdered sugar) done, and some of the regular party chex mix done. <br />Now I have to get the pumpkin cookies done, and then tomorrow I'll start the deviled eggs and the ham rolls. All Dorthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08349755815303793541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-27638908943820945862009-11-24T16:36:28.287-05:002009-11-24T16:36:28.287-05:00Hey, Trisha, how cool you're another movie fan...Hey, Trisha, how cool you're another movie fan! Most people I know seem to prefer the BBC version but it's the movie that really makes me sigh with delight!Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-91606830251605457032009-11-24T16:24:21.350-05:002009-11-24T16:24:21.350-05:00Caught sight of Colin Firth on FB and had to trot ...Caught sight of Colin Firth on FB and had to trot right over. I can talk P & P all night. <br /><br />I also read the book young and got into big trouble with my English teacher who was a *little* too fond of the Olivier movie. I embarrassed her by pointing out in class that Jane Austen didn't write the archer scene. (Never do that to a teacher - they don't like it). Loved the Firth Miranda Nevillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08542553244957079317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-52915913960249918802009-11-24T16:23:03.606-05:002009-11-24T16:23:03.606-05:00Hey, Terri, thanks so much for swinging by. I'...Hey, Terri, thanks so much for swinging by. I'm so glad you enjoyed the review - I'm always worried that I spend so much time talking about my feelings about a particular book that I never get to the ACTUAL review. I realized after I posted this one that I did nothing to talk about the plot or even the characters much - but then I figured most people know the story by now! Oh, lovely Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-53480634259992327612009-11-24T16:20:04.161-05:002009-11-24T16:20:04.161-05:00Hi Lisa! Hey, how cool I managed to coax you over ...Hi Lisa! Hey, how cool I managed to coax you over here. This is such a happening place and seriously, there's nobody nicer than PJ and Buffie and Andrea and Gannon. I think the fact that they (and I like to include myself in this too) were all friends before they set up the blog really establishes a warm, welcoming feel. Hope you'll be a regular visitor now! Time zones all get a bit Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-17478864158521678312009-11-24T16:12:53.916-05:002009-11-24T16:12:53.916-05:00Jeanie, Mr. Collins is ALWAYS a great character! I...Jeanie, Mr. Collins is ALWAYS a great character! I love the BBC one too - I think they captured his fussy punctiliousness perfectly. And also that false humility that's really self-satisfaction. I laughed at you living in Darcyville. Can I move in? <br /><br />It's funny you mention Georgette Heyer. I'm currently re-reading Devil's Cub for next month's RD review. And I'm Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-90731637044624780312009-11-24T16:05:40.405-05:002009-11-24T16:05:40.405-05:00Buffie, Buffie, Buffie! I think I need to visit yo...Buffie, Buffie, Buffie! I think I need to visit you with a bag of classics and a big wooden spoon and stand there while you read them all ;-) Seriously, you'll have a better time than you think you will. Well, perhaps not if I get enthusiastic with the wooden spoon! I think one of the really interesting things about reading P&P as a romance writer is that Jane Austen was actually working Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-14848524114920523902009-11-24T16:01:43.253-05:002009-11-24T16:01:43.253-05:00Oh, Janga, wanted to say I haven't read any of...Oh, Janga, wanted to say I haven't read any of the sequels. But I've watched the growth of the Austen industry with astonishment over recent years. I'm waiting for Jane Austen's Underpants to come out!Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.com