tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post8119482326159895036..comments2024-03-28T08:40:52.180-07:00Comments on Bitter Tea and Mystery: Mansfield Park: Jane AustenTracyKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-5556680580954257432017-10-04T12:59:22.894-07:002017-10-04T12:59:22.894-07:00No surprise there, Col. No surprise there, Col. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-51203869920301527232017-10-03T20:35:18.575-07:002017-10-03T20:35:18.575-07:00A pass from me!A pass from me!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-71127879781169298622017-10-02T12:47:58.888-07:002017-10-02T12:47:58.888-07:00I enjoyed going back to the annotated version afte...I enjoyed going back to the annotated version after finishing the book, Amy, and it had a nice timeline for the events that helped me. I know I will enjoy it even more in the future.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-47795177449797027482017-10-02T12:44:49.835-07:002017-10-02T12:44:49.835-07:00I agree, Sandy, the story of the Crawfords would b...I agree, Sandy, the story of the Crawfords would be very interesting. I wasn't sure exactly what was going on with them until the end (and maybe not even then). <br /><br />I am enjoying Emma now, although I am only three chapters in.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-48897916210761225252017-10-02T12:41:09.195-07:002017-10-02T12:41:09.195-07:00Moira, I would like to see what different various ...Moira, I would like to see what different various annotated versions offer. Glen sent me some links for some very nice ones at Harvard U. press recently but they are bigger and more expensive. The size is a problem for me, I just won't spend that much time with them if they are awkward to read.<br /><br />But I am sure all of them offer a lot of information about the times and the books that would be useful and interesting to me.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-1100005441319567072017-10-02T12:32:35.341-07:002017-10-02T12:32:35.341-07:00You are right, James, I had planned to skip Manche...You are right, James, I had planned to skip Manchester Park in September, and I am glad I changed my plans. <br /><br />It was kind of funny and sad that Fanny was so critical of her family and their living conditions and behavior when she visited so many years later. Her reactions were similar to how her cousins reacted to her when she first arrived. <br /><br />I am reading Emma now. This has turned into a great reading project for me.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-62618916137783839482017-10-01T14:00:30.520-07:002017-10-01T14:00:30.520-07:00Heh. I too started with an annotated edition, and ...Heh. I too started with an annotated edition, and wished I hadn't; better for a second or third reading, I think. But I too liked Fanny. I think she was very much a victim of circumstance.Amy Reahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07770735473971920979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-43932373805047412742017-10-01T12:12:37.837-07:002017-10-01T12:12:37.837-07:00Mansfield Park was one of the Austens that grew on...Mansfield Park was one of the Austens that grew on me more with rereading. I would rather have liked the story of the Crawfords, though.<br />Hope you enjoy Emma and Northanger Abbey - Emma is one of the best and Northanger Abbey is a lot of fun.SandyHhttp://www.alackofconsensus.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-65840960611328334722017-10-01T10:18:10.001-07:002017-10-01T10:18:10.001-07:00I enjoy this book very much as a story, a good sol...I enjoy this book very much as a story, a good solid novel with a lot of plot, but am not that keen on Fanny. But it is very interesting book with lots to think about. I love the idea of an annotated version, and Sergio mentions annotated Emma above - I am very intrigued and must find out more about that.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-17140511098513633192017-10-01T04:30:17.224-07:002017-10-01T04:30:17.224-07:00I'm glad to see how much you have enjoy Jane A...I'm glad to see how much you have enjoy Jane Austen. You weren't going to do this one originally, if I remember rightly. <br /><br />I found it kind of hard to keep liking Fanny during the scenes of her back home in Portsmith. Did you think she slipped into class snobbery a bit. It felt like Sir Thomas' plan to make her miss Mansfield Park worked too well and came of kind of classist to me. <br /><br />But I did enjoy the book over all.james b chesterhttp://jamesreadsbooks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-2879618256949955802017-09-26T17:42:21.749-07:002017-09-26T17:42:21.749-07:00I have Emma and Northanger Abbey scheduled for Oct...I have Emma and Northanger Abbey scheduled for October and November, Patti, but I hope I end up reading them all within the next few months. I have gotten so much out of the two I have read so far. I think you are right, your husband must have liked Emma to still be thinking about it.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-61779453283507768662017-09-26T17:39:17.260-07:002017-09-26T17:39:17.260-07:00Thank you, Prashant, I feel really intimidated whe...Thank you, Prashant, I feel really intimidated when writing about a classic. But I am enjoying reading them, so far, and I am sure you will too.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-27546535116625659032017-09-26T17:36:10.010-07:002017-09-26T17:36:10.010-07:00I am envious, Sergio. I am reading Emma in October...I am envious, Sergio. I am reading Emma in October (so, very soon) and looking forward to it. This is one where I know the story (from movies) but haven't read it, so that will be different.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-4153869171566461132017-09-26T09:44:19.651-07:002017-09-26T09:44:19.651-07:00I have read and enjoyed all of them. I made my hus...I have read and enjoyed all of them. I made my husband read EMMA recently and although he complained a lot about tea parties and balls, he has mentioned it enough that I think he secretly enjoyed it. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-35193993489026905402017-09-26T08:47:44.340-07:002017-09-26T08:47:44.340-07:00Nicely reviewed, Tracy. I doubt I could review a C...Nicely reviewed, Tracy. I doubt I could review a Classic as well as you have. I still have to read Jane Austen who occupies pride of place in my wife's collection. Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-71293852741302713772017-09-26T00:10:02.106-07:002017-09-26T00:10:02.106-07:00Just bought an annotated edition of Emma that I am...Just bought an annotated edition of Emma that I am planning to spend a lot of time enjoying!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-42383931825829218202017-09-25T12:36:35.068-07:002017-09-25T12:36:35.068-07:00Now why can't I say things like that as well a...Now why can't I say things like that as well as you and Bernadette, Margot. I will be reading at least two more Austen books soon, Northanger Abbey and Emma, and I look forward to comparing those to the two I have already read.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-71344739220531210542017-09-25T12:34:14.704-07:002017-09-25T12:34:14.704-07:00That is true, Bernadette. Aside from the fact that...That is true, Bernadette. Aside from the fact that I just like Fanny's story, I think I sympathize with her because I was very shy as a child and did not speak up much at all.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-18362124353904157512017-09-25T08:21:21.811-07:002017-09-25T08:21:21.811-07:00I do like the way Austen was able to hold up a len...I do like the way Austen was able to hold up a lens to her own society, Tracy. And I think this is a good example of how she did it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-89311612252407013862017-09-25T00:47:47.931-07:002017-09-25T00:47:47.931-07:00I haven't read this one for ages but I like Fa...I haven't read this one for ages but I like Fanny very much. She offers an interesting observational perspective on the 'typical' Austen upper class character. Bernadettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07641617609801125707noreply@blogger.com