tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078409689570875027.post161083085412240531..comments2023-10-23T23:05:43.506-04:00Comments on Darcyholic Diversions: Maria Grazia: I So Wanted to Have a Jane Austen Book ClubBarbara Tiller Colehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15237523278334072442noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078409689570875027.post-45909931414945947012012-03-04T11:19:10.347-05:002012-03-04T11:19:10.347-05:00No, actually it was my first and last experience, ...No, actually it was my first and last experience, Monica. This year they have a Harry Potter reading club and ... not my cup of tea!Maria Graziahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876779286144473782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078409689570875027.post-29202462864917564282012-03-04T10:44:55.607-05:002012-03-04T10:44:55.607-05:00MG, I love your story about your My Jane Austen Bo...MG, I love your story about your My Jane Austen Book Club. How it all started and how it has developed into such a well read blog. I also read the reports of your real book club meetings and enjoyed the pictures. You get an idea of the place and the atmosphere. Did you eventually continue with the book club meetings at your local public library? <br />Ciao, MonicaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078409689570875027.post-47123237725503601132012-03-01T12:36:00.444-05:002012-03-01T12:36:00.444-05:00Well, I admire Mr Darcy (though my favourite Auste...Well, I admire Mr Darcy (though my favourite Austen hero is Captain Wentworth) and Mr Firth (also as modern Mark Darcy in the first Bridget Jones movie) I loved him in The King's Speech, as well!Maria Graziahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876779286144473782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078409689570875027.post-76952699302888822562012-03-01T10:11:23.173-05:002012-03-01T10:11:23.173-05:00@ Maria Grazia
My eternal favourite is Andrew Dav...@ Maria Grazia <br />My eternal favourite is Andrew Davies 1995 adaptation:) J.Ehle and C.Firth played the first proposal scene fabulously (as all other scenes:)). Darcy by L.Olivier was a bit rash, too soon calling Elizabeth "dearest" and taking her hand (this adaptation reminded me more of Gone with the Wind than regency novel). The second Darcy seemed to me a little bit stiff and theatrical. And in the adaptation of 2005 M.Macfadyan and K.Knightly played the first proposal in very modern way (IMHO), their heated arguing was too much heated and quick in pace to my liking. So Colin is the best movie Darcy for me and Jennifer is the best Lizzy (at least till the time even better adaption is produced). <br />Am I right in concluding that we share similar preferences?:) I presumed that we might, at least judging from special page on Fly High dedicated to C.Firth:))oloorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13570265161694455143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078409689570875027.post-27461800773138320982012-03-01T04:15:58.522-05:002012-03-01T04:15:58.522-05:00Thanks for your lovely comments, ladies, you are a...Thanks for your lovely comments, ladies, you are all very kind to me. <br />@Rita Watts<br />How do I like Brazilian Janeites? Adriana, you mention, is so active! Her enthusiasm is contagious. She is a teacher of English like me, so we share much more than our love for everything Austen. As for the others I've virtually met, but whom I know less, they all share that great positive enthusiasm I recognized in Adriana. Thanks for following, Rita.<br />@oloore<br />I'm glad you find my daily paper useful and that you liked my collage of P&P first proposals. Which is your favourite one? <br />@jt<br />Tenacious ... mmmm... that's an adjective I like. I don't give up easily and, in the end, that experience too had its positive moments and its rewarding results. If not for the other members, for me DEFINITELY.Maria Graziahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876779286144473782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078409689570875027.post-65340430579143384182012-02-29T15:55:24.518-05:002012-02-29T15:55:24.518-05:00I admire your tenacity in sticking with your book ...I admire your tenacity in sticking with your book club although it does sound entertaining, the two older ladies, that is! Glad you found what you wanted with your blog! There are so many wonderful Janeites to meet online!<br /><br />Enjoyed reading your post and your journals!Janet Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01904728146256943042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078409689570875027.post-59079612513199750182012-02-29T15:04:28.322-05:002012-02-29T15:04:28.322-05:00I think you are doing wonderful job in Italy and o...I think you are doing wonderful job in Italy and on the world web, connecting Austen fans! Recently I found your daily paper "The Everything Auten daily" and it is so helpful in discovering what is new in the Austenesque world. <br />I also liked your collage of P&P first proposal (posted in the third journal), it allowed me to revisit one of my favourite P&P moments once again:)) <br />Thank you for all you are doing for Jane Austen fans. Wish you all the best in your efforts and endeavours!oloorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13570265161694455143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078409689570875027.post-60942296924969383432012-02-29T13:35:27.441-05:002012-02-29T13:35:27.441-05:00Maria Grazia,
I've heard of you long before t...Maria Grazia,<br /><br />I've heard of you long before this blog through a common online friend Adriana Zardini. Since I love all things Italian as well as all things Jane, I looked you up and your blogs and started to follow as much as I could. I am a Brazilian Janeite that found her Mr. Darcy in the US (since Colin was taken, that is). Until I met other Brazilian Janeites on facebook I was alone in the world of Austen. After that, I joined JASNA and met wonderful people here in my corner (near Atlanta, GA) and other international Janeites like yourself. So, my question to you is how do you like Brazilian Janeites? How did you meet them? I would love to hear! Thank you for your post and the hilarious story of your old ladies. Jane Austen immoral and scandalous...so funny! It made me think about what real Regency ladies thought of her when she published her books! Wonderful thought!Rita Wattshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14223661035989584633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078409689570875027.post-75745541555795395982012-02-29T12:47:51.625-05:002012-02-29T12:47:51.625-05:00That was one of my students! She is in one of my l...That was one of my students! She is in one of my last year courses this year. She is always so critical and judgemental. Now we're reading Gaskell, Dickens and C.Bronte analyzing the social issues in Mary Barton, North and South, Hard Times, David Copperfield and Shirley. She seems quite interested. Fingers crossed!Maria Graziahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876779286144473782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078409689570875027.post-72522687487282894342012-02-28T18:51:54.772-05:002012-02-28T18:51:54.772-05:00Maria, I enjoyed reading your post and especially ...Maria, I enjoyed reading your post and especially enjoyed the journals. I'm still having trouble with our dear Jane being 'immoral, scandalous'? Shocking!!<br /><br />But the question:<br />"Why do you like Jane Austen so much? She only wrote six novels and they are all alike: balls, courtship, marriage. Once you've read one, you've read them all!"<br />I shouted out loud! WHAAATTT??!!!<br />It's a good thing your courage rose above the intimidation and you came through the experience with our Dear Jane still whole and uninjured! :)Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09536468777007457316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078409689570875027.post-4627465421029500982012-02-28T18:13:42.035-05:002012-02-28T18:13:42.035-05:00Thank you, Jan! That's very kind of you. But y...Thank you, Jan! That's very kind of you. But you do even more keeping her beloved characters alive in your own stories for all of us to enjoy :DMaria Graziahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876779286144473782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078409689570875027.post-39832538104736667902012-02-28T18:07:53.906-05:002012-02-28T18:07:53.906-05:00What fun to have a book club with Miss Bates and L...What fun to have a book club with Miss Bates and Lady Catherine as members! I loved your post, Maria, and I enjoyed reading your journals. You are a true Jane Austen proficient, promoting our beloved author in your homeland and all over the world!Jan Hahnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078409689570875027.post-65334133187907258172012-02-28T17:49:19.805-05:002012-02-28T17:49:19.805-05:00Thanks Monica and Sophia-Elizabeth for your kind c...Thanks Monica and Sophia-Elizabeth for your kind comments. My book club at the library is an experience dating back to two yeard ago. Well, it didn't let me meet real Janeites but now My Jane Austen Book Club on line (http://thesecretunderstandingofthehearts.blogspot.com/)<br /> has opened a boundless world to me crowded of wonderful enthusiastic people like you two and Barbara and so many others!<br />I'll wait for you there to discuss Austen-related topics and the next new release in the Austenesque book market.Maria Graziahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876779286144473782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078409689570875027.post-15673001818145015322012-02-28T17:36:34.002-05:002012-02-28T17:36:34.002-05:00Buongiorno Maria.
Your first meeting sounds funn...Buongiorno Maria. <br /><br />Your first meeting sounds funny and on the other side like a total catastrophe! But I think Nina is right, use them as characters, that would be a very good read! I am glad that you have come on Darcyholic Diversions and writes about your Austen experience. Your book club sounds like what I am after, since I know about people who really don't get JA and her books. I hope to get to know other Janites in my own country, but hasn't been lucky yet, until I discovered this site and Austen Authors on facebook. <br /><br />Thank you for writing about your experiences with a JA book club! <br />I hope you will make one here on the internet. <br /><br />With my regards and best wishes!Sophia - Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12841245309007832155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078409689570875027.post-29741284430864178812012-02-28T17:14:34.750-05:002012-02-28T17:14:34.750-05:00You are one busy lady! Maintaining all those onlin...You are one busy lady! Maintaining all those online sites (which are great, by the way!) and teaching and book club and who knows what else. The book club looks so fun! The story of the two old ladies is funny. As we say "there's one in every crowd" but you were lucky enough to get two. At least it wasn't boring. <br /><br />I have yet to connect with a group of Janeites near me, but maybe I just need to try a little harder. I need to wear a shirt that says "ask me about Mr Darcy" on it. <br /><br />Best wishes!MonicaPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15059381106713282439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078409689570875027.post-74353364769540815212012-02-28T09:35:47.295-05:002012-02-28T09:35:47.295-05:00Thanks, Nina! Yes, isn't it funny? Had you not...Thanks, Nina! Yes, isn't it funny? Had you noticed how immoral Jane Austen's novels were before reading this post? There is always something to learn taking part in reading groups, you know ;-)Maria Graziahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876779286144473782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078409689570875027.post-83999181486323981442012-02-28T08:37:13.441-05:002012-02-28T08:37:13.441-05:00Buongiorno, Maria,
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I'm laughing at your desc...Buongiorno, Maria,<br />d<br />I'm laughing at your description of the two old ladies. I'd have love to be there and then use them as characters in a novel. <br /><br />Something about two old Italian ladies discussing the immorality of JA is just too funny. But, I'm so glad your RL experience made you go virtual and we all benefit!<br /><br />Baci e abbraci,Nina Bennetonhttp://www.ninabenneton.com/noreply@blogger.com