Journal of a Dutch 30-something

Book review: Old Friends and New Fancies

Wed, 14 Feb 2018 20:55:16 GMT

The subtitle of this book really says it all: 'An imaginary sequel to the novels of Jane Austen'. And not just any sequel, one of the dozens which are released every year, no, this is the first published Austen sequel, from 1913. In Old Friends and New Fancies (love the title BTW!), Brinton intertwines the lives of characters from each of Austen's six major novels. The main characters are three ladies left unmarried at the end of their 'own' novels: Georgiana Darcy, Kitty Bennet and Mary Crawford. All three will fall in love and will feel the pangs of being kept apart by social or economical tensions.

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Four things tag

Mon, 29 Jan 2018 21:36:31 GMT

I've been tagged by Carissa from Musings of an Introvert.

Four jobs I've had:
1. PhD student/researcher
2. Administrative assistent (multiple times)
3. Bookstore employee (for exactly one week...)
4. Cleaning lady

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TV review: Howards End (2017)

Thu, 18 Jan 2018 17:24:58 GMT

In Howards End, the lives of three very different Edwardian families becomes entangled: the Schlegel siblings are intellectual young adults, the Wilcox family rich capitalists and Leonard and Jacky Bast belong to the lower-class working poor. Margaret Schlegel, the eldest sibling, befriends an ailing Ruth Wilcox. When Ruth dies, she leaves Margaret the family home of Howards End through a note scribbled on a piece of paper. Her widower Henry, decides not to honour this wish, but later becomes romatically involved with none other than Margaret. Meanwhile, idealistic younger sister Helen Schlegel keeps trying to help the Basts, but unintentionally makes things worse.
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Christmas Specials 2017

Sun, 31 Dec 2017 15:18:27 GMT

Spoilers under the cut, obviously!

( Doctor Who: Twice upon a time )

( Call the Midwife )

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Christmas wishes

Sat, 23 Dec 2017 22:48:32 GMT

My dear friends, I know I have hardly posted this year, but I haven't forgotten you! So here's me wishing you all a very merry Christmas!

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