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From the desk of Virginia Claire Tharrington This week I am wrapping up my look at The Lizzie Bennet Diaries. I can’t tell you how much I have enjoyed watching these videos. They are light, bright and sparkling, just as Jane Austen describes Pride and Prejudice, yet they also have serious modern themes that are... Continue Reading →
From the desk of Virginia Claire Tharrington This week on The Lizzie Bennet Diaries I will be looking at episodes 85-89 and Gigi’s Domino videos. There was just too much to get through with the Lydia storyline to add in Jane and Bing, so I will save that for next week. These are emotionally packed... Continue Reading →
From the desk of Virginia Claire Tharrington There are only 8 videos this week of The Lizzie Bennet Diaries, but they are packed full of important information and plot developments. Here are some of the highlights and my take on them from these episodes. Meeting Gigi Darcy: Gigi Darcy, played by Allison Paige, is a... Continue Reading →
From the desk of Virginia Claire Tharrington We have been taking a closer look at The Lizzie Bennet Diaries over the past few weeks. Lizzie has two sisters in this adaptation of Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice: Jane and Lydia. While Lizzie is the main character of the novel, and this new series, her... Continue Reading →
From the desk of Virginia Claire Tharrington: This week on The Lizzie Bennet Diaries Lizzie comes home from Collins & Collins and celebrates the holidays. Episodes 67-76 don’t introduce any new characters (though we do see Mary from Lydia’s videos in Lizzie’s videos for the first time), but there is significant character development of Lizzie,... Continue Reading →
From the desk of Virginia Claire Tharrington This week I will be looking at episodes 51-66 of The Lizzie Bennet Diaries starting with Lizzie’s life while she is visiting Collins and Collins. We get to meet several knew characters and get to see some of the most beloved ones in a new setting. Did I... Continue Reading →
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