tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post3379841408544192652..comments2024-03-28T12:00:29.857+00:00Comments on Historical and Regency Romance UK: Miss Austen RegretsLouise Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09895724319451189592noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-77608181687186945662008-04-29T19:15:00.000+01:002008-04-29T19:15:00.000+01:00Jane said...I thoroughly enjoyed it. I think any ...Jane said...<BR/><BR/>I thoroughly enjoyed it. I think any fleeting bitterness was understandable, given that one brother's financial support was threatened, the other went bankrupt, yet Jane's wish to earn money from her books was considered undesirable. <BR/>I too thought Hugh Bonneville superb. My husband watched it with me and found the programme moving. He also appreciated the absence of a deathbed scene and funeral!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-71893190219038278492008-04-29T15:14:00.000+01:002008-04-29T15:14:00.000+01:00I've watched about half of this so far via bbc ipl...I've watched about half of this so far via bbc iplayer - should be able to watch the rest tonight..Anyway so far - Hugh Bonniville - he just gets better every time I see him in something. Her neice Fanny - really irritating! <BR/><BR/>Loved the quote "The only way to get a man like Darcy is to create him in fiction" (or something like that!!)<BR/><BR/>Clorinda<BR/>xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-80105387192894812752008-04-29T13:59:00.000+01:002008-04-29T13:59:00.000+01:00I enjoyed this programme: it may not have been a f...I enjoyed this programme: it may not have been a flawless portrayal of Jane(we will never really know)but at least she was human - and intelligent!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-35883804107960497322008-04-29T13:46:00.000+01:002008-04-29T13:46:00.000+01:00I think it was a brave attempt but at times I thou...I think it was a brave attempt but at times I thought Jane came across as a rather bitter person. We all have our own ideas about what she was like but I would have liked to have seen a little more humour.<BR/>To use the letters was a good idea but I think too much reliance on them shows only a narrow aspect of her character. I wish someone would make a programme or drama about celebrating her life and work, with the emphasis on her wonderful books!Jane Odiwehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10712868693656060688noreply@blogger.com