Kirk’s Comments (group member since Dec 13, 2013)

Kirk’s comments from the Jane Austen group.

Shana wrote: "Abigail and Kirk,

I just bought and read Barbara Cornthwaite’s two volume set of George Knightley Esquire. Thank you for the recommendation! I really loved the story from Mr. Knightley’s point of ..."

Yeah!!! Team Knightley :)

Abigail wrote: "I like Paula Marantz Cohen’s work too! Jane Austen in Boca was very charming.

Of the various attempts to tell P&P from Darcy’s point of view, I liked Pamela Aidan’s (at least vols. 1 ..."

Perhaps these are the Knightley books you were thinking of(I love love love them)....

QNPoohBear wrote: "Lots of talk on diversity and inclusion in the community. Say hi and be welcome to newcomers. Don't automatically make assumptions about people based on stereotypes and don't ask them about every i..."
Great notes! I wish they had kept the videos up for a couple of days rather than taking them down today. I saw you in the chat...maybe Sunday? Lol...Saturday I wasn't all that focused. I had Zoomed with the Scottish Janes early and wasn't into the sessions that much. Yea for John Mullan coming back Sunday for a longish Q&A. While I finished Unmarriageable, it was only so-so to me. I didn't watch the interview...I heard her too much.

Abigail wrote: "Sounds more like Dickens, but it can’t be denied that Mr. Collins apologizes a lot in Pride and Prejudice! I can’t think of anyone in S&S who does."

Although many should!!

Same!!

Rachel wrote: "Well, the site had some technical hiccups on Friday night when the livestreams began, but they eventually got everything going and I enjoyed the whole thing! The plenary talks and breakout sessions..."

I'll try to watch that one soon. I enjoyed the DNA of JA fiction and the Sanditon adaption one was amusing, no matter one's view of adaption. And the Sunday tour of JA's House Museum.

I have!

QNPoohBear wrote: "Kirk wrote: "The episodes are on YouTube. Pup Fiction (NA) and Furst Impressions(P&P) certainly are...those are the only two I've watched..."

I'll have to force my nieces and nephews to watch thos..."
:)

QNPoohBear wrote: "Kirk wrote: "I think Wishbone did a better job with NA than 1986! :)."

I've heard Wishbone is good for learning history but I've never seen the show! I don't think my cousins ever watched it. I'm ..."

The episodes are on YouTube. Pup Fiction (NA) and Furst Impressions(P&P) certainly are...those are the only two I've watched.

QNPoohBear wrote: "Beth-In-UK wrote: "There was one on UK TV years ago which I scarcely remember except for something about the characters floating around in the open air hot water Roman baths in Bath! The only scene..."

I think Wishbone did a better job with NA than 1986! :)

Joanna wrote: "Kirk wrote: "Where we leave vulgar sanity behind and collect a "few"(cough) posts, videos, a podcast etc from today and yesterday!

https://janeausteninboston.wordpress....-..."
Thanks for checking it out! Glad you found some interesting items. Cheers!

Carol ♔Type, Oh Queen!♕ wrote: "Joanna wrote: "I came across this today and thought this group would be interested:
https://www.theatlantic.com/notes/all..."

Thank you Joanna. I love Lizz..."

Great!

Abigail wrote: "Thanks for sharing the link, Kirk! Nice tributes."

Thx!

Where we leave vulgar sanity behind and collect a "few"(cough) posts, videos, a podcast etc from today and yesterday!

https://janeausteninboston.wordpress....

Devoney wrote: "Hi, all! I'm Devoney Looser. I admit that I started getting active on Goodreads when I became an author (http://makingjaneausten.com). I look forward to getting the hang of how discussions work and..."
Welcome!!!!! Hoping to see you "in concert" at a "small" public library soon! :)

Lona wrote: "And now that I have linked to some other Mansfield Park novels, may I mention to you Fanny haters and Fanny fans (that didn't come out right) that my own novel, [book:A Contrary Wind: a variation o..."
A fine Fanny you did write. I was glad she wasn't as radical as the 1999 adaptation. Lol...Fanny Price secret radical????

Lona wrote: "We all think very highly of Jane Austen of course, so it's not easy to criticize. So I shall quote the great CS Lewis, who says of Fanny: "How, then, does Fanny Price fail? {that is, how does she f..."
Fanny holding her ground against Sir Thomas qualifies in my book. I'm forever glad that MP was one of the three big 6 that I read first, rather than watched first. Lol, glad I didn't read any hype about it either.

Lona wrote: "Here's news today of a contemporary Mansfield Park re-telling set in the LDS community. Seeking Mansfield. There is also a re-telling set amongst the Amish, titled Mount Hope."
I enjoyed Mount Hope.

Abigail wrote: "Catherine Eliza Dashwood? Wow, better keep that one far away from Bath—she’s bound to run into trouble there!"
Hahaha!

Lona wrote: "It does seem like the reaction to the series has been a big "meh" and some have speculated that maybe there will be no Mansfield Park retake. Perhaps the "Fanny problem"? The scenario of Mansfield ..."
I read "Mount Hope"! The Amish "expect" in Austen in Boston read a different Amish Austen book by Sarah Price and joyed it with certain reservations. The YA MP "The Trouble with Flirting" by Claire LaZebnik was interesting.

Chinese Mansfield Park...I'm willing to try that. And yes, please take out the first cousins for modern Mansfield...or at least gloss over it. The late "Holidays with Jane" series had some interesting takes on MP.