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Discussion Groups / English Usage / January 2009Victorian novelists
I have heard the following generalization about some of the major Victorian novelists: Dickens was great at characters Trollope was the supreme stylist Collins was the master plotter Anyone agree or disagree? UC wrote on Fri, 16 Jan 2009 09:50:43 -0800 (PST): > Dickens was great at characters > Trollope was the supreme stylist > Collins was the master plotter Dickens wrote highly readable novels, IMHO. I have trouble finishing any book by Trollope, although TV dramatizations have been quite good, and I have not read anything by Collins in years.  SignatureJames Silverton Potomac, Maryland Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not > I have heard the following generalization about some of the major > Victorian novelists: [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Anyone agree or disagree? I disagree with the premise that we ought to be discussing this here in AUE I'm certainly no strict adherent to on-topic-ness, but it does strike me that we ought not to be deliberately starting off-topic discussion threads of broad scope. Surely there must be a newsgroup where this is on topic. SignatureBob Lieblich Sehr lieblich to you, Herr UC >> I have heard the following generalization about some of the major >> Victorian novelists: [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Surely there must be a newsgroup where this is on topic. Besides, we talked about Hardy a couple of years ago. And I think Irwell mentioned Tess. So that about uses up the Victorians. Doesn't it? > >> I have heard the following generalization about some of the major > >> Victorian novelists: [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > Irwell mentioned Tess. So that about uses up the Victorians. Doesn't > it? There were a couple Brontes--and I feel a /Cranford/ thread coming on. -- Jerry Friedman has not read any novels by people named Mrs. >>>> I have heard the following generalization about some of the major >>>> Victorian novelists: [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > There were a couple Brontes--and I feel a /Cranford/ thread coming on. Oh, suppress it, please! I really never cottoned to the Victorians. But I think it was the history of the era that bored me. I mean, British history. I liked US history just fine. >>>>> I have heard the following generalization about some of the major >>>>> Victorian novelists: [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] >But I think it was the history of the era that bored me. I mean, >British history. I liked US history just fine. That carry-on about Henry's wives was quite a show, the Scots have had an interesting time of it and the Irish have had their ups and downs, but you must be right: American history has the others beat, hands down. SignatureRegards, Chuck Riggs Near Dublin, Ireland >>>> I have heard the following generalization about some of the major >>>> Victorian novelists: [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > There were a couple Brontes--and I feel a /Cranford/ thread coming on. And Scott with Rebecca (Ivanhoe not the Daphne du Maurier book), poor old Thackeray deserves a mention, Vanity Fair being what it is. Those Victorian authors were giants, look how they had to write, pen and ink, by candle or oil lamp lighting, no easy word processing, and for the Eanderthal no free internet criticism. >> I have heard the following generalization about some of the major >> Victorian novelists: [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > >Surely there must be a newsgroup where this is on topic. Like rec.arts.books, where I've been crossposting my replies to some of the more bookish threads here, including this one. SignatureSteve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa Web: http://hayesfam.bravehost.com/stevesig.htm Blog: http://methodius.blogspot.com E-mail - see web page, or parse: shayes at dunelm full stop org full stop uk >>> I have heard the following generalization about some of the major >>> Victorian novelists: [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >Like rec.arts.books, where I've been crossposting my replies to some of the >more bookish threads here, including this one. Leave them out of it, for our group is more interesting. If I wanted an opinion from one of them, I'd beat it out of them. SignatureRegards, Chuck Riggs Near Dublin, Ireland >> I have heard the following generalization about some of the major >> Victorian novelists: [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > >Surely there must be a newsgroup where this is on topic. What a party-pooper, which is not to be confused with a pooper scooper. There are many reasons for participating in this group. I happen to enjoy discussions of writing style, Bob, and I know I'm not alone on that. SignatureRegards, Chuck Riggs Near Dublin, Ireland > On Fri, 16 Jan 2009 17:23:08 -0500, Robert Lieblich > [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > > - Show quoted text - Then go ahead, discuss the writing style of the major Victorian novelists. Now, _that_ is what I call a party-pooper. >> On Fri, 16 Jan 2009 17:23:08 -0500, Robert Lieblich >> [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] >> happen to enjoy discussions of writing style, Bob, and I know I'm not >> alone on that. >Then go ahead, discuss the writing style of the major Victorian >novelists. Now, _that_ is what I call a party-pooper. For once, I agree with you. SignatureRegards, Chuck Riggs Near Dublin, Ireland |
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