tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post5901897009068948739..comments2024-01-05T05:50:22.989-05:00Comments on Thoughts in Progress: Author Abigail Reynolds Discusses Jane Austen’s LongevitySavannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15118900505228075022noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-19586092150462972512011-10-07T21:32:04.611-04:002011-10-07T21:32:04.611-04:00I'm a Jane Austen's fan, she is (was) a gr...I'm a Jane Austen's fan, she is (was) a great storyteller. Reading her, I feel has if a friend was telling me what happened to this one and the other. More than an era,she speaks about relationships(family, friends, strangers, social differences).When in Bath, I visited Jane's museum,it was interesting.<br />I'm curious about your way of turning the story around Abigail.danielle-momohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02004302871652952720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-79812736501554436192011-10-07T13:53:08.560-04:002011-10-07T13:53:08.560-04:00Thanks for hosting me, Mason!
Margot, I agree it...Thanks for hosting me, Mason! <br /><br />Margot, I agree it's a tricky balance. I like learning about the nitty gritty details of everyday life in the Regency, but would I want to read a novel that incorporated them all? Not really, but then again I'm also annoyed by the "wallpaper Regencies" where there's no historical detail at all. Karen Doornebos' new book Definitely Not Mr. Darcy attacks this question with humor through the adventures of a modern woman forced to put up with the discomforts of Regency life.Abigail Reynoldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04708693060207815920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-54473815840451415112011-10-07T12:16:47.410-04:002011-10-07T12:16:47.410-04:00I'll confess - I've never read one of Aust...I'll confess - I've never read one of Austen's books.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-38060958899418427472011-10-07T08:05:05.969-04:002011-10-07T08:05:05.969-04:00Mason - Thanks for hosting Abigail.
Abigail - You...Mason - Thanks for hosting Abigail.<br /><br />Abigail - You bring up one of the most interesting aspects of writing historical novels. Just how realistic do we want them to be? As you say, most people don't really think about what the Regency era was really like (and I think you could say that about most historical eras). So does the author sweep the reader away in the myth of an era, or provide the gritty details? I think there's a balance...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-15568093359545271022011-10-07T00:22:03.762-04:002011-10-07T00:22:03.762-04:00Abigail, thanks again for guest blogging. Wishing ...Abigail, thanks again for guest blogging. Wishing you much success with your writing.Mason Canyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10935307400882363560noreply@blogger.com