tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post2232446152224937626..comments2024-03-27T22:25:42.129-05:00Comments on Reading the Past: Deals, deals, and more dealsSarah Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-26209954443007739902007-09-12T16:13:00.000-05:002007-09-12T16:13:00.000-05:00I just saw the BBC production of I Claudius. It h...I just saw the BBC production of I Claudius. It has such amazing acting in it I wonder how the movie could possibly compare...Meghanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03375626649089998707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-45630380939313929032007-09-11T17:45:00.000-05:002007-09-11T17:45:00.000-05:00Price and Prejudice - that's funny. Especially si...<I>Price and Prejudice</I> - that's funny. Especially since the typo wans't mine (I pasted it from Publishers Marketplace).<BR/><BR/><I>Library Journal</I> just posted an <A HREF="http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6476370.html" REL="nofollow">article on many recent Austen sequels</A>. I have five of them on the current "books for review" list for HNS.Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-54087948372184191012007-09-11T17:40:00.000-05:002007-09-11T17:40:00.000-05:00I like the new typo-title for Austen: "Price and P...I like the new typo-title for Austen: "Price and Prejudice." It's quite apropos, considering the seemingly endless number of books people are spinning-off of one novel!<BR/><BR/>Oh, and though I'm not a - gasp!- Austen devotee (more in tune with the Brontes, actually) I'll definitely buy "Darcy's Dog"!C.W. Gortnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11881402758065602605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-79029973306722375942007-09-11T17:06:00.000-05:002007-09-11T17:06:00.000-05:00Lots of interesting sounding books! But I had the...Lots of interesting sounding books! But I had the same thought as Gabriele. I know a book can be adapted more than once, but somehow the thought of another version of "I, Claudius" seems--well, *wrong*...<BR/><BR/>Mind you, a good production could change my mind. But I think in my head all those characters will always be the actors in the television series.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-91968355575409207322007-09-10T16:54:00.000-05:002007-09-10T16:54:00.000-05:00A remake of I Claudius? With lots of sex, little p...A remake of I Claudius? With lots of sex, little politics and the wrong uniforms, I'm afraid. ;)Gabriele Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17205770868139083575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-79600346667553388852007-09-10T16:46:00.000-05:002007-09-10T16:46:00.000-05:00You could probably get a book deal now for a parod...You could probably get a book deal now for a parody with that title. (Unfortunately, I'm not kidding.)Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-30185857747153408792007-09-09T21:33:00.000-05:002007-09-09T21:33:00.000-05:00Boswell and I are colloborating on a book called D...Boswell and I are colloborating on a book called <I>Darcy's Dog</I>, about the courtship of Lizzie and Darcy told from the perspective of . . . well, you get the idea.Susan Higginbothamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13517907583894026599noreply@blogger.com