The verdict is out, last night's Northanger Abbey was great! It stayed true to the novel and even received Franz's thumbs up. FYI Most of the story was a parody of Ann Radcliffe's novel Romance of the Forest - a much shorter read than Mysteries of Udolpho of you are ready to give it a try. If you are ready to tempt yourself, see if you can withstand the evils that lurk inside those insipid books - just check out the titles at Zittaw Press. They are precisely what Austen's heroins were reading. Did you notice the scene in the circulating library? Here is a pic of what remains of the library in bath (taken on our 2005 trip). Circulating libraries were subscription libraries - you paid a fee to check out the books - they were not affordable for everyone.
To learn more about circulating libraries go to The History of the Gothic Publishing, 1800 - 1835, by Franz Potter.
4 comments:
I'm so bummed that I missed this one. Mason still sleeps in our room (where the tv is) and was having issues. Sigh. Did anyone record it?
this one is on netflix - out tomorrow. You might get lucky! It was a good one. I need to buy it.
I missed the recording too. I kept thinking all day I need to set the DVR--spaced out. I have started watching persuasion. so far I am intrigued. I will probably finish tomorrow. Baby steps for me.
I watched it too, and I loved it! It was much better than Persuasion. I'll have to go read the book now.
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