Claire, I wanted to express my gratitude for your incredible content on books. As I embarked on a year-long health journey, I realized that while I had achieved physical accomplishments, I had neglected exercising my mind. So I began listening to audiobooks. That's when I stumbled upon your video discussing Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. I genuinely enjoyed it, and it led me down a rabbit hole of watching more of your inspiring videos. Thanks to you, I found the motivation to start reading. I visited my local Barnes and Noble and picked up a few books. I've just finished my third one and now I'm onto my fourth. With my 28th birthday approaching, I believe this newfound enjoyment for reading is the perfect way to begin another year of life. Your videos have truly been a source of joy for me. The dedication, passion, and effort you put into creating them shines through, and I am immensely grateful for the inspiration you've provided. Thank you for igniting this new hobby. 🖋️
I am so happy ❤ I am really happy reading has brought you so much joy and I'm glad if my videos have been even a tiny part of that. I wish you well on your journey! Keep in touch x
I love The Other Bennet Sister! The first part retells P&P, but strictly revolving around Mary - whose portrayal is very psychologically realistic. The bigger part of the book is set after the events of PP, during which Mary both does and doesn't change, in all the ways that make Mary Mary. Hadlow has 🖊 an excellent adaptation, I hope you enjoy it too! (I want to check out her non-fiction work)
I always considered Mary as a early victim of self-help books. All she says and does is to show that she herself is what the advise books of the times, like Fordyce’s Sermons, says what a perfect marriageable woman should be. It what her father characterizes her as from the start.
I think my favourite side-character has to be Charlotte Lucas. I love her complexity, her shrewdness and her practicality. I love that she knows just what she wants and needs and how to get it and how to manipulate her situation to suit herself perfectly. I wish Jane Austen had written a whole book just about her- she should be a main character!
I have just started reading Pride and Prejudice, my first foray into Jane Austen. So far it has been excellent, the wit, observations and irony is spot on.
When I started to read Jonathan Norrel and M. Strange, I immediately summarized it as "It's like Jane Austen wrote about wizards" :) I was really happy when you showed it.
Haha with some of these questions I was thinking “wait… are we the same person?!” 😂 Though you definitely love Persuasion more than I do! Though there are no bad Jane Austens, just ones you prefer to others!
I’m reading Barchester Towers and I was thinking how much Jane would like it. I think she would like the whole series because of the church politics and the fantastic female characters. She would have laughed out loud at the Stanhope family.
I agree, ‘Pride and Prejudice’ is the better book of the six books. I scored it 9 out of 10 after I read it last year in 2022 📒 I wonder if Jane Austen would have liked Sylvia Plath’s ‘The Bell Jar’? Look forward to your next video.
@@Claire_Fenby I agree, don’t think Jane would be a fan either of, ‘The Bell Jar’, but I believe she would have read it because the main character, Esther Greenwood, is a writer too. It’s 1953 when Esther wins an internship as a writer on a New York fashion magazine, at the time, when society refuses to take woman’s aspirations seriously. This made me think of Jane Austen, because Jane too grew up in a society who didn’t take women’s aspirations seriously either. I think it’s wonderful how woman today have more freedom to pursue their dreams to write : )
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Claire,
I wanted to express my gratitude for your incredible content on books. As I embarked on a year-long health journey, I realized that while I had achieved physical accomplishments, I had neglected exercising my mind. So I began listening to audiobooks. That's when I stumbled upon your video discussing Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. I genuinely enjoyed it, and it led me down a rabbit hole of watching more of your inspiring videos. Thanks to you, I found the motivation to start reading.
I visited my local Barnes and Noble and picked up a few books. I've just finished my third one and now I'm onto my fourth. With my 28th birthday approaching, I believe this newfound enjoyment for reading is the perfect way to begin another year of life. Your videos have truly been a source of joy for me. The dedication, passion, and effort you put into creating them shines through, and I am immensely grateful for the inspiration you've provided. Thank you for igniting this new hobby.
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I am so happy ❤ I am really happy reading has brought you so much joy and I'm glad if my videos have been even a tiny part of that. I wish you well on your journey! Keep in touch x
I will join the chorus of those who very much enjoyed the Other Bennet Sister. I listened to it on audiobook.
I love The Other Bennet Sister! The first part retells P&P, but strictly revolving around Mary - whose portrayal is very psychologically realistic. The bigger part of the book is set after the events of PP, during which Mary both does and doesn't change, in all the ways that make Mary Mary. Hadlow has 🖊 an excellent adaptation, I hope you enjoy it too! (I want to check out her non-fiction work)
Does she marry a curate like Jane Austen wrote in one of her letters? (Kitty married a clerk in her uncle’s, Mr. Phillip’s law business in Meryton.)
@mentatphilosopher ****spoilers for TOBS*****
Kitty marries a clergyman in this book. Mary at the end of the book is engaged to a lawyer.
So excited to read it! The Strangest Family is one of the best pieces of non-fic I've ever read so can recommend wholeheartedly 📖
I always considered Mary as a early victim of self-help books. All she says and does is to show that she herself is what the advise books of the times, like Fordyce’s Sermons, says what a perfect marriageable woman should be. It what her father characterizes her as from the start.
Yes, so true! I did an essay on this very topic yonks ago so this was a throwback
My favourites are Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, and Emma. ✒️🖊️✍️🖋️
Lovely choices!
Emma is my favourite Jane Austen novel and one of my comfort novels. Love Mr Knightley is lovely and charming and kind. 🖋
I think my favourite side-character has to be Charlotte Lucas. I love her complexity, her shrewdness and her practicality. I love that she knows just what she wants and needs and how to get it and how to manipulate her situation to suit herself perfectly. I wish Jane Austen had written a whole book just about her- she should be a main character!
I love Charlotte too!
I just finished The Other Bennet Sister and I loved it sooo much! One of my favourite books of this year for sure!
Looking forward to reading it!
I have just started reading Pride and Prejudice, my first foray into Jane Austen. So far it has been excellent, the wit, observations and irony is spot on.
I hope you enjoy your Jane Austen journey!
@@Claire_Fenby P&P was exceptional! My only regret is not picking it up sooner! Simply superb
I think Pride and Prejudice and Mansfield Park are my personal favs :)
i had never thought of anyone's eyes as "strikingly grey" before i looked at yours -- lovely!
Thank you but they’re green 👁️
My favorite Jane Austen novel is Persuasion. But all of her works are on my list of favorite books.
Such a special book!
Wow that edition of Jonathon Strange 😍
When I started to read Jonathan Norrel and M. Strange, I immediately summarized it as "It's like Jane Austen wrote about wizards" :) I was really happy when you showed it.
100%! It's a true joy to read isn't it!?
🖋✒🫖🍵 Great video!!! Loved it!!
🖋️ P&P is my favorite and my second is Sense and Sensibility. J Hadlow's The Other Bennet Sister is an excellent read. 😊
Bring back the bonnet!👒
Haha with some of these questions I was thinking “wait… are we the same person?!” 😂 Though you definitely love Persuasion more than I do! Though there are no bad Jane Austens, just ones you prefer to others!
I’m reading Barchester Towers and I was thinking how much Jane would like it. I think she would like the whole series because of the church politics and the fantastic female characters. She would have laughed out loud at the Stanhope family.
Such a good one! I really need to read some more Trollope
I went to the house and got the wallpaper edition top of p&p
You should do a similar video on the Brontes!
When I'm back in Yorkshire, I know there will be LOTS of videos about the Brontës on my channel ❤
I agree, ‘Pride and Prejudice’ is the better book of the six books. I scored it 9 out of 10 after I read it last year in 2022 📒 I wonder if Jane Austen would have liked Sylvia Plath’s ‘The Bell Jar’? Look forward to your next video.
The Bell Jar is an interesting one - I don't think she would have been a fan 😅
@@Claire_Fenby I agree, don’t think Jane would be a fan either of, ‘The Bell Jar’, but I believe she would have read it because the main character, Esther Greenwood, is a writer too. It’s 1953 when Esther wins an internship as a writer on a New York fashion magazine, at the time, when society refuses to take woman’s aspirations seriously. This made me think of Jane Austen, because Jane too grew up in a society who didn’t take women’s aspirations seriously either. I think it’s wonderful how woman today have more freedom to pursue their dreams to write : )
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