This is my #vibeboard for #naughtylistholidayswap #nlhs
I love Charles Dickens because of A Christmas Carol, from which I learned his mastery of words, characters, and humor. I love that he loved cats. And I love that my grandmother collected The Old Curiosity Shop dishes back in the 1940s, so I can use them at Christmas time.
As charming as they are, however, I do not like the Muppets Christmas Carol. So that‘s a big NO.
It‘s time to reread this myself, since I‘m making kiddo read it for school. I‘ll never forget the teacher who assigned this in seventh grade, then told us “purloined” is a fancy style of writing.
pickThe perfect comfort listen this week. I always forget how much I love this book. #Pemberlittens #JaneAustenThenAndNow
Ch. 21 (Vol. II, Ch. 9): him. "Hear the truth, therefore, now, while you are unprejudiced." - Persuasion.
Mrs Smith spills the tea! ?
Here's a lovely flashback to Pemberlittens readalong back in 2021. We dismantled The Glasshouse and moved it bit by bit to new house. All pieces are neatly stacked in a corner of the shop building, to hopefully rise again one day.
#pemberlittens
#janeaustenthenandnow
#pagesofpersuasion
Ch 21: #wrathsnack #migrants #thesnackiestsnackyet #thispostistakinglongerthanthatchapter
#joadstomorrow #buckleupforalongone #hashtagbrigade
pick(1742) Fielding's follow-up to Shamela continues his critique of Pamela. It's a gender-swapped comedy in which Pamela's brother Joseph resists his female employer's advances. Compared to Shamela, JA has more nuance, more satirical targets, and more than one joke. Of course jokes that worked for his audience often don't work for me: much of it is slapstick, some based on SA. But the humor of character, manners, and wordplay still get laughs from me
I wanted to be angry with everyone so I started to listen to this at work (don‘t come for me I‘m slacking on some of the classics) and I‘m about 20 chapters in and am really loving it. And maybe I need to wait to finish the book and/or rewatch this trailer again…but the trailer hasn‘t really given me an ounce of rage so far…in fact, unpopular opinions but…
#wordoftheday. I ♥️ your sample sentences Mom! @Doll8455
“I inclined to think that they were greeting me, after their fashion, but it had a queer effect, seeing all those old fellows grouped round the keeper, solemnly eying me and dandling their heads from side to side.”
#Algiers #foodandlit @Catsandbooks
“…the lady carried upon her upper lip certain reddish demonstrations, which, if the imagination had been assisted by her attire, might have been mistaken for a beard. These were, however, in all probability, nothing more than eyelashes in a wrong place, as the eyes of Miss Brass were quite free from any such natural impertinencies.”
😂
#WhattheDickens
