tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4051826042602269061.post3573545337370094578..comments2024-03-25T09:01:20.997-07:00Comments on Diary of an Autodidact: No Name by Wilkie CollinsDiary of an Autodidacthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11849157548643091986noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4051826042602269061.post-39251603230526424742013-05-22T20:32:04.891-07:002013-05-22T20:32:04.891-07:00Thank you for the insights in your review. I didn&...Thank you for the insights in your review. I didn't evaluate it from a literary, social, or legal perspective, so appreciate your thoughts along those lines.<br /><br />As I read your second-to-last paragraph describing the unjust punishment of the inherited family feud, I had to smile as I imagined how different this story would have been if L.M. Mongomery had written it! Several of her short stories in Christmas with Anne deal with the "accidental" resolution of long-standing grudges by sweet and innocent young people who happen to be at the right place at the right time. <br /><br />Perhaps both Collins and Montgomery write of idealism at opposite extremes, but Collins crafted a better story! <br /><br />Thanks again for selecting this title. I really enjoyed reading it!Heather VanTimmerenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05814478239699334086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4051826042602269061.post-32382272685774924332013-04-30T13:25:46.586-07:002013-04-30T13:25:46.586-07:00I read The School for Sandals some time back. I di...I read The School for Sandals some time back. I didn't really clue in to the fact that she was performing a well-known play by a known playwright. <br /><br />I definitely think that Wragge makes the story worth reading.<br /><br />And I also agree that the gender roles of Frank and Magdelen were switched. I hated Frank. He was a lazy, no good bum of a man!<br /><br />Again, I'm very glad you chose this one for the month. It's interesting hearing your take on it upon re-reading it as an old man compared to when you were a wee babe. ;DCarriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08772667430500306088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4051826042602269061.post-34748607944443649232013-04-30T13:04:05.602-07:002013-04-30T13:04:05.602-07:00Wow, thanks for the little facts about The Rivals....Wow, thanks for the little facts about The Rivals. That does spice things up quite a bit. I also didn't think about the gender roles of Frank and Magdelen being switched. What an interesting though.<br />I really liked Norah, actually. I think she could have won herself a dashing young man just by being a good person. I actually meant to mention in my thoughts that I liked these female characters MUCH more than the flat saintly women of Dickens.BerlinerinPoethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06853762912371387793noreply@blogger.com