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[fiercebunny]

Christ on a cracker, I am so frigging tired. Yet absolutely nothing is going, as the never-ending work week trudges on ad infinitum :P

Have a Victoria-inspired picture though. The new issue came in the mail and it's all blue and white, so for that reason I randomly decided to take this picture of the inside of my curio cabinet.


Books I read in March:
The Merry Monarch's Wife by Jean Plaidy. A fictional novel about Catherine of Braganza who married Charles II of England. Or what Restoration England was like when you're not the one out whoring and wenching.
I reread Emma and Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen. I've decided I really like Henry Tilney. Netflix is supposed to send me the new adaptation of NA tomorrow, it's the only novel I haven't seen a film of yet.
The Perfect Royal Mistress by Diane Haeger. A fictional novel about the life of Nell Gwynne, so we're back to Restoration whoring again. Actually, Nell was pretty faithful to Charles (can't say the same likewise) and is a very funny and entertaining person to read about. My only complaint about the book is that Haeger wrote the dialogue for Louise Keroualle, the French courtesan, all in dialect, so it reads like the French Taunter from Monty Python, only with more tears and whinging.

Going to try and get some sleep now if the wind doesn't blow the house away.

Comments

[aoi-no-neko.livejournal.com]

Ohhh, pretty! I like that pattern a lot, what company made those if I can ask?

Lol about the French Taunter "I'm French! Why do you think I have this outrageous accent you silly King!"

[caerbannog.livejournal.com]

It is by Lomonosov, a Russian company :) The pattern is called Cobalt Net, although they have a lot of other designs in that same shade of blue. I have two other cups from them on my flickr, here (http://www.flickr.com/photos/90965908@N00/269081465/in/set-72157594327331139/) and here (http://www.flickr.com/photos/90965908@N00/269081412/in/set-72157594327331139/).
Got 'em all off of Ebay :)

"Run away or I shall taunt you a second time!"

[scarlettfish.livejournal.com]

I love Nell Gwynne, she's so gutsy and modern and funny, so thanks for the rec! The French Taunter Louise sounds hilarious, too ;)

[caerbannog.livejournal.com]

Nell is awesome. Louise is not as awesome as the Python French Taunter, but thanks to writing in dialect, she sounds almost as cartoony.

[ejeanmay.livejournal.com]

Eeeee! My Victoria arrived yesterday!!!

I thoroughly loved the new adaptation of NA. The performances were really well done, it had a wonderful 'feel' to it, and the sets, etc. were fabulous. I am definitely going to buy the DVD.

[caerbannog.livejournal.com]

Yay, for Victoria! I'm so glad that it's back.

NA came in the mail today and it looks pretty good so far. I think this, plus Miss Austen Regrets were the only two of the recent new films that I really liked.

[ejeanmay.livejournal.com]

Do you know, I was sooo excited about the Jane Austen PBS 'festival' but it was mostly disappointing to me. I agree with you about NA and Miss Austen Regrets, though...very enjoyable.

Does the NA DVD have some fun extras on it?

[caerbannog.livejournal.com]

There were some good things about Persuasion like Anthony Head and the new Captain Wentworth, but I didn't like it as much as the older version though.

Sadly, the NA dvd doesn't have any extras at all. Not even a trailer :P

[oxymoron67.livejournal.com]

Nell Gwynne was an interesting woman.

Those books sound like good reading.

(This is oxymoron from SF, mind if I friend?)

[caerbannog.livejournal.com]

Not at all :) I'll friend you back.