tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post6478462980391619331..comments2023-07-10T01:17:13.383+10:00Comments on Brona's Books: Lady Susan by Jane AustenBronahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-21020429275218338622017-08-21T17:10:08.543+10:002017-08-21T17:10:08.543+10:00Until this post I had never even heard of the Rice...Until this post I had never even heard of the Rice Portrait, so my knowledge so far is based on the family webpage showing their proof of provenance plus a couple of newspaper articles that discussed it without declaring for it one way or the other.Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-90972533651963161522017-08-19T08:01:08.911+10:002017-08-19T08:01:08.911+10:00The film Love and Friendship is a lot of fun - Kat...The film Love and Friendship is a lot of fun - Kate Beckinsale is amazing in it. I wish I could believe in the Rice portrait, but unfortunately it's too like the various photographs of the Brontes that have surfaced over the years. Ah well ...<br /><br />Great post :)Girl with her Head in a Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09315711619539841792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-23090575820476834492017-08-14T18:40:41.250+10:002017-08-14T18:40:41.250+10:00I was interested to note that the modern coloured ...I was interested to note that the modern coloured version has also changed the shape of Jane's face a little too. I wonder why they did that?Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-45424740286387948252017-08-14T17:39:40.785+10:002017-08-14T17:39:40.785+10:00Interesting poat. Seems I have one more book to re...Interesting poat. Seems I have one more book to read by Austen. She is always fascinating. I still have Mansfield Park to read though.<br />Interesting about the portrait. I guess it. Ould be her, but have no idea.Lisbeth https://www.blogger.com/profile/00466904375353041610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-53376489279980159012017-08-14T10:55:07.038+10:002017-08-14T10:55:07.038+10:00Great post! I should re-read Lady Susan (it's ...Great post! I should re-read Lady Susan (it's been a long time). I'll definitely do that before I see Love & Friendship.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-59727695470445935312017-08-14T10:40:50.349+10:002017-08-14T10:40:50.349+10:00I've learned all kinds of things in this post!...I've learned all kinds of things in this post! Like the fact that the famous portrait wasn't originally coloured. And I didn't know about the teenage portrait at all - she looks very sweet. I do hope it's her...FictionFanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06212537466233602766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-279309838889589652017-08-14T05:39:52.883+10:002017-08-14T05:39:52.883+10:00Such an interesting post with all that backstory!Such an interesting post with all that backstory!Laurie @ RelevantObscurity.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07346762935870719332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-32404729562702186102017-08-14T04:21:15.995+10:002017-08-14T04:21:15.995+10:00I haven't read Lady Susan for ages but I think...I haven't read Lady Susan for ages but I think it's in the new Juvenalia that my friend Karen sent me fairly recently. I love the reproductions of the portraits; thank you for sharing them!LyzzyBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16398604923871095647noreply@blogger.com