Wonderful idea. I especially loved P is for Progress. The thing you said about it being enough like our own times to make sense and be recognisable but interestingly different is so true and hadn't really though about that point. Also S is for Seventy Times Seven made me smile.
What a great video! I also love the Thorntons (although, let's face it, Fanny can be infuriating), and Mr. Woodcourt. So glad that you mentioned him, he is one of the nicest characters in Victorian literature. And he is also very good in the BBC adaptation, Richard Harrington does a great job.
Thanks Sarah! I think what I love about Fanny is how her mother and Mr Thornton are so tolerant of her and her foibles, she's so sheltered (typical younger sibling :D! I am a bit biased, as the eldest in my family). Richard Harrington indeed is a wonderful Doctor Woodcourt - I actually love him in Poldark as well, and its somewhat entertaining that he is at sea for some part of both programmes.
Lisa, this was brilliant! Especially because there's lots of North & South mentions, which I love as well. M: Marriage--lots of marriage plots in Trollope, my favorites are in Barchester Towers and Doctor Thorne. And the complicated marriage of the Pallisers, which develops even more in the later books. R: Re-reads--So true! Victorian books almost always improve upon re-reading, and Our Mutual Friend is a prime example (Jenny Wren and Eugene Wrayburn are my favorites). In the mini-series, David Morrissey as Bradley Headstone is chillingly outstanding. And W: Woodcourt--Yes! I love him, too--often overlooked with all the other characters.
Thanks so much Kathleen! I have yet to truly dive into Trollope - I've read half the Palliser series at that marriage was definitely one of the most interesting things in Can You Forgive Her - but its been a while so I'm actually thinking of reading the Barchester Towers series first and then getting back to the Palliser series then from the beginning. Re-reading especially of Charles Dickens is great because I think I get overwhelmed with everything going on in them on my first read, I feel like I have more of a handle on them after that. Jenny Wren is wonderful, and I liked Eugene as well. Hmm I may be partial to doctors in literature so I never overlook them, once upon a time had planned to be a doctor myself so they always catch my attention!
@@lisainbookland Then you will love Doctor Thorne! So you have something to look forward to with the Barchester series (he also shows up briefly in the last Barchester book).
Love this! I particularly liked progress because I always notice typewriters, telegrams, phonographs, and multiple daily postal deliveries. Regarding S, I’m thinking about Emily’s father being a clergyman! I wonder if she had experienced long sermons? Did you watch Harry Wild ? They mentioned Zillah in an episode and I loved it!
Thanks Deborah! Photographs are definitely a good one - not a book, but did you ever watch Ripper Street, the television series? They had such a good episode in that about the first cameras that record film. And the postal deliveries! Its the small things. Definitely I'm sure the Brontes had to sit through multiple services, potentially after having heard it all at home already -- Emily certainly wasn't a huge fan in the recent biopic of her! :D Oooh I never even heard of Harry Wild, but it definitely seems like something I should be watching! Will have to see if I can hunt it down
@@lisainbookland I loved Ripper Street! Harry Wild is a light detective program that stars Jane Seymour as a recently retired English professor from Trinity. It’s on RTE player and is 8 episodes. The Zillah reference is episode 7 or 8. In Dracula Jonathan Harker tells Dracula that he has a Kodak of the house he bought in London. Took me by surprise!
Thanks Beki! I haven't seen any adaptations of Wuthering Heights yet but they would definitely be interesting, to see what they would do with it! Hope you enjoy 🙂
I haven't but it looks brilliant! I've never actually read any Victorian non-fiction but thanks so much for putting this on my radar I'll definitely be checking it out :-)
Wonderful idea. I especially loved P is for Progress. The thing you said about it being enough like our own times to make sense and be recognisable but interestingly different is so true and hadn't really though about that point.
Also S is for Seventy Times Seven made me smile.
Thanks Ros! I suppose especially in the later Victorian era. Its strange how some scenes and phrases just really stick in your head!
What a great video! I also love the Thorntons (although, let's face it, Fanny can be infuriating), and Mr. Woodcourt. So glad that you mentioned him, he is one of the nicest characters in Victorian literature. And he is also very good in the BBC adaptation, Richard Harrington does a great job.
Thanks Sarah! I think what I love about Fanny is how her mother and Mr Thornton are so tolerant of her and her foibles, she's so sheltered (typical younger sibling :D! I am a bit biased, as the eldest in my family). Richard Harrington indeed is a wonderful Doctor Woodcourt - I actually love him in Poldark as well, and its somewhat entertaining that he is at sea for some part of both programmes.
I loooove this! Thank you, Lisa. 😄♥️
Thanks Amy for watching!
Lisa, this was brilliant! Especially because there's lots of North & South mentions, which I love as well. M: Marriage--lots of marriage plots in Trollope, my favorites are in Barchester Towers and Doctor Thorne. And the complicated marriage of the Pallisers, which develops even more in the later books. R: Re-reads--So true! Victorian books almost always improve upon re-reading, and Our Mutual Friend is a prime example (Jenny Wren and Eugene Wrayburn are my favorites). In the mini-series, David Morrissey as Bradley Headstone is chillingly outstanding. And W: Woodcourt--Yes! I love him, too--often overlooked with all the other characters.
Thanks so much Kathleen! I have yet to truly dive into Trollope - I've read half the Palliser series at that marriage was definitely one of the most interesting things in Can You Forgive Her - but its been a while so I'm actually thinking of reading the Barchester Towers series first and then getting back to the Palliser series then from the beginning. Re-reading especially of Charles Dickens is great because I think I get overwhelmed with everything going on in them on my first read, I feel like I have more of a handle on them after that. Jenny Wren is wonderful, and I liked Eugene as well. Hmm I may be partial to doctors in literature so I never overlook them, once upon a time had planned to be a doctor myself so they always catch my attention!
@@lisainbookland Then you will love Doctor Thorne! So you have something to look forward to with the Barchester series (he also shows up briefly in the last Barchester book).
This was so fun! What a great idea!
Thanks so much for watching! :-)
Great video and as always yay the brontes 🎉🎉
Thanks Emily!
Really fun video!
Thanks Miriam!
Love this! I particularly liked progress because I always notice typewriters, telegrams, phonographs, and multiple daily postal deliveries. Regarding S, I’m thinking about Emily’s father being a clergyman! I wonder if she had experienced long sermons? Did you watch Harry Wild ? They mentioned Zillah in an episode and I loved it!
Thanks Deborah! Photographs are definitely a good one - not a book, but did you ever watch Ripper Street, the television series? They had such a good episode in that about the first cameras that record film. And the postal deliveries! Its the small things. Definitely I'm sure the Brontes had to sit through multiple services, potentially after having heard it all at home already -- Emily certainly wasn't a huge fan in the recent biopic of her! :D Oooh I never even heard of Harry Wild, but it definitely seems like something I should be watching! Will have to see if I can hunt it down
@@lisainbookland I loved Ripper Street! Harry Wild is a light detective program that stars Jane Seymour as a recently retired English professor from Trinity. It’s on RTE player and is 8 episodes. The Zillah reference is episode 7 or 8. In Dracula Jonathan Harker tells Dracula that he has a Kodak of the house he bought in London. Took me by surprise!
@@DebMcDonald Oh I am definitely going to be watching that! Thanks for pointing me towards it 😀
Great video, thank you for sharing! 😊 I found another adaptation of Wuthering Heights on Netflix so I am hoping to watch it soon 😊
Thanks Beki! I haven't seen any adaptations of Wuthering Heights yet but they would definitely be interesting, to see what they would do with it! Hope you enjoy 🙂
I think I really need to read North & South now!
Oh definitely, you're in for a treat!
Have you read “Adventures of an American Girl in Victorian London”? Short read but lots of fun. 😆
I haven't but it looks brilliant! I've never actually read any Victorian non-fiction but thanks so much for putting this on my radar I'll definitely be checking it out :-)