Ahem. It's educational, people.
First, North & South. Amelia properly read the book first.
Elizabeth Gaskell's works are a part of any good survey of Victorian British literature.
I went straight to Richard Armitage.
Swooooooooon.
Then, Jane Eyre. Again, Amelia properly read the book first.
I've read it several times already & was happy to carry on straight to Toby Stephens.
Wonderful.
Both DVD's are 4 hour adaptations, with the North & South conveniently divided up into hour long episodes. Jane Eyre is on two discs & is not conveniently divided so you need to commit two hours at a time. NOT a hardship, I assure you.
For a fun diversion, if you've already seen North & South (because you don't want plot spoilers now, do you?) check out North & South summarized in motivational posters.
Feel free to chime in with recommendations. I'm thinking of Cranford and Wives & Daughters next .....
5 comments:
Swoon and double swoon.
Richard Armitage makes me bite my knuckle. Ow.
Can't wait until the current season of MI-5 comes out on DVD.
Oh, wait. We're talking about classic lit here, aren't we. Never mind.
I really appreciate it when you share this important educational information with us. With photos. I'm going to go read and then watch North and South now in anticipation of the eye cand -- er I mean interesting, educational historical learning.
Another suggestion: Lark Rise to Candleford. I'm doing it in reverse order (watching then reading) but I've been carried away by the BBC series, and currently have the book (trilogy in one volume) in my ILL queue.
Did someone mention MI-5? Now there's another Richard Armitage vehicle with historical import: in terms of learning about the British secret service, of course. Or hand to hand combat techniques in modern day England. Or even how to dress for success as a spy in the 21st C.
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