tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461151632869306520.post8609477343960621677..comments2024-01-02T08:26:00.730-05:00Comments on The Calico Critic: Guest Post and Giveaway: Christina Dudley of The BeresfordsLaura Hartnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03105906576784171388noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461151632869306520.post-28442217327485939022012-07-28T11:39:07.992-04:002012-07-28T11:39:07.992-04:00Thanks for providing the opportunity to win this g...Thanks for providing the opportunity to win this great-sounding ebook. Fingers crossed.Carl Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11887990491392099928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461151632869306520.post-61957738800082062292012-07-27T22:45:16.771-04:002012-07-27T22:45:16.771-04:00I have not read the book yet (have read P&P an...I have not read the book yet (have read P&P and S&S), but I've seen two movie versions. I love the version with Jonny Lee Miller as Edmund. I actually love Mansfield Park. Hope I get lucky enough to win The Beresfords!<br /><br />Thanks!Michelle Stockard Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03572227726980569386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461151632869306520.post-83547206526708324892012-07-26T10:40:10.263-04:002012-07-26T10:40:10.263-04:00And I'd love to see how you like it! Good luck...And I'd love to see how you like it! Good luck in the giveaway.www.christinadudley.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07190303051895360656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461151632869306520.post-74892579336094804842012-07-24T18:32:26.989-04:002012-07-24T18:32:26.989-04:00Am very eager to read you updated adaptation of th...Am very eager to read you updated adaptation of the novel. _Mansfield Park_ has one of Austen's most controversial characters .. I'd love to explore your updated interpretation.Kerrihttp://www.jasna.org/agms/newyork/index.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461151632869306520.post-23953271256273174142012-07-21T20:42:08.832-04:002012-07-21T20:42:08.832-04:00Haven't read it yet... but on my TBR pile.Haven't read it yet... but on my TBR pile.Ericahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11349971045236076277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461151632869306520.post-28638179664046941102012-07-19T23:51:53.437-04:002012-07-19T23:51:53.437-04:00Ha! Regarding the Venn diagram, I sacrificed accur...Ha! Regarding the Venn diagram, I sacrificed accuracy for words that fit in the circle that were still big enough to read...www.christinadudley.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07190303051895360656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461151632869306520.post-88309528894262529792012-07-19T23:50:44.953-04:002012-07-19T23:50:44.953-04:00That's what I meant about Austen phoning it in...That's what I meant about Austen phoning it in! i think Edmund's coming around is every bit as disappointing as Henry Tilney (in Northanger Abbey) deciding he liked Catherine because, effectively, she liked him first. Blah. (Maybe Northanger Abbey needs a little touch-up!)www.christinadudley.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07190303051895360656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461151632869306520.post-46365579490676453562012-07-19T09:46:16.138-04:002012-07-19T09:46:16.138-04:00I love all things Austen. Although, I think Mansfi...I love all things Austen. Although, I think Mansfield Park is the only Austen I haven't read. I've added The Beresfords to my Goodreads shelf.Virginia Bhttp://www.indubitablyartsy.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461151632869306520.post-59129629386834425392012-07-18T22:49:22.740-04:002012-07-18T22:49:22.740-04:00Well said, Monica!Well said, Monica!Laura Hartnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03105906576784171388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461151632869306520.post-75550988937179552512012-07-18T22:13:20.855-04:002012-07-18T22:13:20.855-04:00I'm definitely intrigued by the Beresfords! I ...I'm definitely intrigued by the Beresfords! I look forward to reading it. It's been a long time since I read MP. While I don't dislike Fanny as much as many others do (there is something to be said for sticking to one's principles), Edmund is a pretty uninspiring hero. I never thought it was because he was a clergyman. Part of me wants to say that because he was a clergyman, he should've been better able to see through Mary, but then he is just a man, like many men whose heads are turned by more flashy ladies. There is a sweetness about him, which I guess is what she saw, but I don't think, even in the end, he loved Fanny anywhere near as much as she loved him all along.MonicaPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15059381106713282439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461151632869306520.post-50798701939892410672012-07-15T17:56:20.103-04:002012-07-15T17:56:20.103-04:00Wow-- great thoughts, Laura! I'd hate to admi...Wow-- great thoughts, Laura! I'd hate to admit where I fall in the Venn diagram...Laura Hartnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03105906576784171388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461151632869306520.post-23266819743568447272012-07-15T16:43:45.978-04:002012-07-15T16:43:45.978-04:00Our favorite Austen heroines are those we'd li...Our favorite Austen heroines are those we'd like to change places with---the sparkling, clever Elizabeth Bennet, for example---who capture the hearts of men we admire.<br /><br />Poor Fanny Price, whose situation in life is so limited it's hard to fathom, does not have nearly the appeal. And yet I love her story. It's subtle, and uncomfortably true to the times. She stands true to her principles. Would I be able to resist the flattery of the dashing, supposedly-reformed Henry Crawford as she did?<br /><br />I do agree about the ending, though. Edmund comes off as though he settled.<br /><br />By the way, I love your Venn diagram, Christina. Mine would look even worse. (I write the so-arrogant Elizabeth Elliot of <em>Persuasion</em>, a woman everyone loves to hate! And nobody wants to read about ... until they do.)<br /><br />I look forward to reading your book.<br /><br />:) LauraLaura Hilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04393914692472097388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461151632869306520.post-49679746339197812892012-07-15T15:22:15.159-04:002012-07-15T15:22:15.159-04:00I've read Mansfield Park once and was recently...I've read Mansfield Park once and was recently re-reading it with Indie Jane but I only got about half way through it. I was enjoying it more than the first time I read it though, but other reading was keeping me from reading further. <br /><br />The Beresfords sounds like an interesting read. I like that it is set in the 80's and that she is living with her step-cousins. I would love to see how it all works out! Thanks for the chance to win!Candy @ So little time...https://www.blogger.com/profile/05308027187577034357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461151632869306520.post-31707663369006054412012-07-15T14:35:02.557-04:002012-07-15T14:35:02.557-04:00I'm a reader of Jane Austen + reader of Jane A...I'm a reader of Jane Austen + reader of Jane Austen Spinoffs ... But I'm willing to be a reader of Christina too! ;o)<br /><br />I am reading Mansfield Park right now, and finding it slightly akin to torture :o/ It's rough-going. Very rough-going. So rough that Fanny has now replaced Anne Elliott as my absolute least favorite Austen heroine. (And if anyone knows how I feel about Persuasion, that's saying something, haha) ... BUT, I'm very interested in Christina's take on MP. I've discovered that I LOVE Persuasion adaptations, even though I don't like the original -- and I'm interested in seeing if MP adaptations follow the same pattern ... Plus, if Fanny gets a say and is more than the silent little shadow, that's gotta be an improvement :o)Rebecca (RivkaBelle)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18394998385496336450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461151632869306520.post-9826117970182829622012-07-14T22:34:24.147-04:002012-07-14T22:34:24.147-04:00Jeffrey:
After dwelling on this post, I checked o...Jeffrey:<br /><br />After dwelling on this post, I checked out <i>Mansfield Park</i> on DVD from our public library. I saw the 1999 version when it came out, long before I was a Janeite. I haven't re-watched it yet, but will do so very soon.<br /><br />Would you say that the movie stays pretty true to the book, or do they diverge from the original somewhat, as movies tend to do?<br /><br />LauraLaura Hartnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03105906576784171388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461151632869306520.post-77865204010443006382012-07-14T22:25:54.931-04:002012-07-14T22:25:54.931-04:00I enjoyed Mansfield Park very much after seeing a ...I enjoyed Mansfield Park very much after seeing a movie version!Jeffrey Tretinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461151632869306520.post-15895316879995242352012-07-14T21:21:54.576-04:002012-07-14T21:21:54.576-04:00i have not read MansfieldPark, but it's been o...i have not read MansfieldPark, but it's been on my TBR pile for a LONG time!!<br />thank you for the giveaway!!<br /><br />cyn209 at juno dot comcyn209https://www.blogger.com/profile/15389416408969526333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461151632869306520.post-45715273517726802522012-07-14T20:21:44.421-04:002012-07-14T20:21:44.421-04:00Nan:
Thanks for your comment! Looks like we have ...Nan:<br /><br />Thanks for your comment! Looks like we have something to look forward to!<br /><br />LauraLaura Hartnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03105906576784171388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461151632869306520.post-15856311516633341952012-07-14T19:48:37.128-04:002012-07-14T19:48:37.128-04:00Not entering the contest because I already bought ...Not entering the contest because I already bought The Beresfords. And I loved it! What a delightful read!Nan Van Zwolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15128022146772454743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461151632869306520.post-76813464310545516002012-07-14T15:22:07.936-04:002012-07-14T15:22:07.936-04:00I have read mansfield Park. Honestly not my first...I have read mansfield Park. Honestly not my first favorite of her books but did enjoy it.Literary Chanteusehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11618034360122552670noreply@blogger.com