book-a-rama (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
When Elizabeth Gaskell was announced as the winner of the Classics Circuit , I saw the opportunity to finally read The Life of Charlotte Bronte . Jane Eyre is my favorite book and Charlotte Bronte- actually the whole Bronte clan- is fascinating a person. However, I felt I didn't really know much about her except for bits and pieces. The Life of Charlotte Bronte is written as much by...
Sew in Love (Free subscription) | 28/11/2009
... to language classes on Wednesday, but I will at least have made some progress. Oh, and I'm reading Elizabeth Gaskell's 'Sylvia's Lovers', which I'm not finding myself getting on with so far. I've only read the first 5 chapters, but I find the regional dialects hard going and the subject hasn't hit the spot yet. Early days yet though.
Semicolon (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
After by Amy Efaw. ( YA Cybils nominee ) Semicolon review here. Absolutely Maybe by Lisa Yee. ( YA Cybils nominee) Very sad teenager from a dysfunctional family ends up in LA looking for her dad along with two friends who have issues of their own. They’re lucky they don’t all end up working the streets or in juvenile detention. North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell. Semicolon review here....
The Ibooknet Blog (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
... Raven's Garden Cookbook, Birthday Letters by Ted Hughes, Borderliners by Peter Hoeg , Ruth by Elizabeth Gaskell (similar theme to Tess of the D'Urbervilles but much better handled I think), and Man Walks into a Pub: A Sociable History of Beer by Pete Brown. Do you like books as presents? Do you like surprises or would you rather chose your own? What has been the best surprise book...
ExpoSay (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
Dame Judi Dench had to visit her dentist in full period costume after damaging her tooth during a shoot. The Oscar-winning actress had been working on a Christmas special of BBC TV show 'Cranford' - which is based on three 19th Century novellas written by Elizabeth Gaskell - when she had a dental disaster and lost a crown.
Celebrity - Female First (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
Dame Judi Dench had to visit her dentist in full period costume after damaging her tooth during a shoot.The Oscar-winning actress had been working on a Christmas special of BBC TV show 'Cranford' - which is based on three 19th Century novellas written by Elizabeth Gaskell - when she had a dental disaster and lost a crown. Judi was in full 1840s dre...
Entertainment (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
Dame Judi Dench had to visit her dentist in full period costume after damaging her tooth during a shoot.The Oscar-winning actress had been working on a Christmas special of BBC TV show ‘Cranford’ – which is based on three 19th Century novellas written by Elizabeth Gaskell - when she had a dental disaster and lost a crown.Judi was in full 1840s dress - which she wears for her role as Matty...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
... special of BBC TV show 'Cranford' - which is based on three 19th Century novellas written by Elizabeth Gaskell - when she had a dental disaster and lost a crown. Judi was in full 1840s dress - which she wears for her role as Matty Jenkins in the drama - when she was rushed to the practice in Ealing, west London. She said: "There wasn't time for me to change. So I was in my wig and...
