tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post5471329759359418012..comments2023-11-23T09:51:07.448-05:00Comments on A Literary Odyssey: Book 85: Mary Barton and Book Stats.Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18420476898132383974noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-49460958539723573612011-05-14T13:39:20.998-04:002011-05-14T13:39:20.998-04:00I've read North and South, but not any of Gask...I've read <em>North and South</em>, but not any of Gaskell's other works, although I own both <em>Cranford</em> and <em>Mary Barton</em>. I don't know why I haven't picked them up to read yet, as I really enjoyed <em>North and South</em>. Can't wait to hear what you have to say about this one--maybe it will prompt me to finally pick it up!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-70422088589331886262011-05-14T10:47:35.292-04:002011-05-14T10:47:35.292-04:00Okay, I totally need to buy Wives and Daughters an...Okay, I totally need to buy <i>Wives and Daughters</i> and <i>North and South</i>. I own the bigraphy on Bronte...*ೃ༄ Jillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139487177036647728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-82304047368490214452011-05-14T06:43:04.978-04:002011-05-14T06:43:04.978-04:00I love Wives & Daughters. Sigh. It's lik...I love Wives & Daughters. Sigh. It's like the love child of Jane Austen and George Eliot, with the best parts of both.Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-80371269085319457592011-05-12T11:55:02.268-04:002011-05-12T11:55:02.268-04:00I haven't read anything by her yet but I have ...I haven't read anything by her yet but I have a lovely Penguin clothbound of Cranford just waiting. Hoping to read a biography of her first, not sure if I can resist.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10875305968239664790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-2922899854557463852011-05-12T08:43:44.942-04:002011-05-12T08:43:44.942-04:00Oooh, I have Elizabeth Gaskell's biography of ...Oooh, I have Elizabeth Gaskell's biography of Charlotte Bronte (you literally just reminded me!) I haven't read it yet though, I think mainly because it looks kind of sad and not too pretty (apparently I've been judging it by its cover...)Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.com