tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post1096209652738350247..comments2023-07-10T01:17:13.383+10:00Comments on Brona's Books: Top Ten Tuesday Jane Austen Hidden GemsBronahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-79533914816699293242017-09-14T19:10:40.756+10:002017-09-14T19:10:40.756+10:00One of my favorite bits in P&P is at Rosings w...One of my favorite bits in P&P is at Rosings when they are discussing music, and Lady Catherine demands, " I must have my share in the conversation, if you are speaking of music. There are few people in England, I suppose, who have more true enjoyment of music than myself, or a better natural taste. If I had ever learnt, I should have been a great proficient." <br /><br />Her ego is just breathtaking. I love it and am always looking to use the line, "if I had ever learnt, I should have been a great proficient." I doubt that anyone would ever get the reference.Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-18805400136016426882017-08-30T22:27:47.852+10:002017-08-30T22:27:47.852+10:00Hi! I love this! I was going to add which one I li...Hi! I love this! I was going to add which one I liked best, but I kept saying, "That one's great, too"!! Love the graphics also :)<br /><a href="https://lesliehauser.com/top-ten-tuesday-classics-gems/" rel="nofollow">My TTT</a><br />LeslieLH27https://www.blogger.com/profile/17721514278620620201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-656959998681144982017-08-30T16:13:33.096+10:002017-08-30T16:13:33.096+10:00My job is done π
Emma gets better every time I re...My job is done π<br />Emma gets better every time I read it, but she's not always easy to like first go round.Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-81243278492583787642017-08-30T16:12:03.171+10:002017-08-30T16:12:03.171+10:00It makes my day to know that I've helped start...It makes my day to know that I've helped start someone's else's day off so well too πBronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-43102891261598279842017-08-30T16:10:58.351+10:002017-08-30T16:10:58.351+10:00I adore this quote tooπbut it didn't fit the ...I adore this quote tooπbut it didn't fit the 'hidden gem' criteria as so many of us have the very good taste to appreciate it πBronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-25442152734894269012017-08-30T16:05:01.396+10:002017-08-30T16:05:01.396+10:00βYou pierce my soul. I am half agony, half hope......βYou pierce my soul. I am half agony, half hope...I have loved none but you.β <br />β Jane Austen, PersuasionAnne@HeadFullofBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01069558006454986084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-87666859914709991102017-08-30T14:31:15.787+10:002017-08-30T14:31:15.787+10:00Wonderful, wonderful post! I simply cannot decide ...Wonderful, wonderful post! I simply cannot decide which ones I like the best! Though #2.#3 and #9 are perhaps a bit closer to my heart! But all of them brilliant in that gentle, mocking "Austenish" way! Thank you for an awesome post...first thing I saw in the morning and it set me up for the day! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-75269677731186710142017-08-30T12:08:23.418+10:002017-08-30T12:08:23.418+10:00That's why I love rereading JA too. I find som...That's why I love rereading JA too. I find something new to love each time, without fail. Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-54069518596171142622017-08-30T12:07:21.354+10:002017-08-30T12:07:21.354+10:00Thanks Louise you helped to validate my desire to ...Thanks Louise you helped to validate my desire to be unique and different today π (says Brona attempting her own JA witticism!)Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-13118751699278413452017-08-30T12:05:35.661+10:002017-08-30T12:05:35.661+10:00I think JA must have been very funny in real life....I think JA must have been very funny in real life. The two from her letters to Casssndra still make me chuckle every time I read them! <br /><br />But the Emma quote is my favourite πBronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-35886783464863118882017-08-30T07:23:01.701+10:002017-08-30T07:23:01.701+10:00Love your take on the tag this week! That last quo...Love your take on the tag this week! That last quote from Emma is my absolute favorite of the bunch. I have Emma on my shelf but haven't picked it up yet, but that quote is definitely good motivation!<br /><br />Girl About Library<br />http://girlaboutlibrary.blogspot.comGirl About Libraryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13629485086467355735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-53508092023543494042017-08-30T06:33:24.708+10:002017-08-30T06:33:24.708+10:00I've never read Austen but I have sense and Se...I've never read Austen but I have sense and Sensibility on the shelf, and loved the 1995 movie. Have wanted to read it ever since. Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17515345156687765162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-28886713613635206492017-08-30T05:03:08.952+10:002017-08-30T05:03:08.952+10:00What exceptionally good quotes (not the usual ones...What exceptionally good quotes (not the usual ones, by any means) and the graphics are superb. If you make these into notecards, I would buy them!JaneGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-82057764318161950662017-08-30T03:41:21.650+10:002017-08-30T03:41:21.650+10:00Love list of quotes, Brona! There are so many grea...Love list of quotes, Brona! There are so many great quotes from her books, it's hard to choose a favourite; every time I re-read one of her works, I find myself discovering a new quote that I love or that resonates with me. And she can be so funny too (the quote about her hat to Cassandra had me cracking me up for some reason) :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-59405562047125403872017-08-30T03:16:45.187+10:002017-08-30T03:16:45.187+10:00These are great! I especially like the second one....These are great! I especially like the second one. And this is a great angle for this weeks topic, I haven't seen anyone else do something like it.<br /><a href="https://foxesfairytale.wordpress.com/2017/08/29/ttt-hidden-gems/" rel="nofollow">My TTT this week.</a>Louise @ Foxes and Fairy Taleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11588877620714173820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-47251940903712116602017-08-30T00:47:47.697+10:002017-08-30T00:47:47.697+10:00Brona, I cannot decide. I love them all. There is ...Brona, I cannot decide. I love them all. There is a bit of sarcasm in some, and truth and logic is others. Number 3, 4, 8, and 10 are very lovely, so I guess those are my favs; but I got a good laugh w/ #2 b/c you know, some days, if I can just accomplish that much, I have succeeded.Ruth @ with freedom and bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15531827758868215023noreply@blogger.com