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Travelogue Pt 17 – Bath

Posted in Travel, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on 06 Jul 2013| Leave a Comment »

Two installments today from my April 2011 travelogue, and a wrap up, tomorrow. In which visit the omphalos of Austen drama, sit by the river Avon, and learn the meaning of the word “reserved.” Salisbury Cathedral Baptismal Font

17:  A Nice Hot Bath

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Defining Best

Posted in Movies, Television, tagged , , , , , , on 13 May 2013| 9 Comments »

Mother’s Day was spent, in part, watching dramatizations of Jane Austen novels. I’ll freely admit that this is not a tiresome chore for me.

I love Austen’s novels, as does my wife, and we have nearly every dramatized version of every Austen novel, so we often have discussions of which version is best. The answer often boils down to, “This version is best for a lazy Sunday, but this one is best for a Friday night.” That sort of thing.

But I have decided that there is one Best Austen Dramatization, and it is the BBC’s 2007 version of “Persuasion.”

Full disclosure: Persuasion is my favorite of the Austen novels, but I do believe I was sufficiently objective in my decision.

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