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Cranford, by Elizabeth Gaskell: A Naxos Audiobooks Review & Giveaway

Posted in Audio Book Reviews, Book Reviews, Victorian Authors, Victorian Era Book Reviews, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on 17 January 2010 | 40 Comments »

To prime myself for Return to Cranford, the new Masterpiece Classic sequel to last year’s award-winning mini-series Cranford on PBS, I wanted to read Mrs. Gaskell’s original novel that it was adapted from. Since I am always short of reading time, I chose instead to listen to an audio recording, my favorite pastime during my commute to [...]

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Return to Cranford for Bustling Bonnets and a Bit of Melodrama – Recap and Review

Posted in Masterpiece Classic, Victorian Authors, tagged , , , , on 11 January 2010 | 10 Comments »

The Masterpiece Classic season premiered last night on PBS with Return to Cranford. For those of us who loved Cranford, the award winning 2007 miniseries set in an idyllic English village populated by bustling bonnets and a bit of melodrama, this new two-part period drama was tagged as must see TV. Dame Judi Dench reprised [...]

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Elizabeth Gaskell & Jane Austen: Comparisons are Inevitable

Posted in Masterpiece Classic, Victorian Authors, tagged , , , , , , on 8 January 2010 | 6 Comments »

“A comparison (of Elizabeth Gaskell) to Jane Austen for its combination of humor and moral judgment in the observation of character and conduct is often made, not unjustly, though Mrs. Gaskell’s canvas is larger than Austen’s bit of ivory.” Edgar Wright Victorian-era author Elizabeth Gaskell (1810-1865) has been said to have a “wit to challenge [...]

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Return to Cranford Preview – the enchantment continues Sunday on Masterpiece Classic

Posted in Masterpiece Classic, Victorian Authors, tagged , , , , , , , , on 5 January 2010 | 2 Comments »

The Masterpiece Classic season premieres on Sunday, January 10th with Return to Cranford, a two part series based on the stories of Victorian-era writer Elizabeth Gaskell. Dame Judi Dench reprises her role of the compassionate Miss Matty Jenkyns, the heart and soul of the small insular Cheshire village resisting the encroachment of the industrial revolution [...]

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Masterpiece Classic 2010 Season Preview

Posted in Masterpiece Classic, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on 3 December 2009 | 18 Comments »

Oh joy! In less than a month, the Masterpiece Classic season begins on PBS offering another incredible lineup of quality period and contemporary drama’s. This is my favorite time of year for television and this season certainly aims to please offering some old classics and new surprises. Masterpiece is branching out a bit this year [...]

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