tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post6969918151476792770..comments2024-03-25T20:57:40.930-04:00Comments on Gulfside Musing: Tuesday Intro: Agnes Grey by Anne Brontë JoAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-72923630871362251422016-10-21T08:31:13.347-04:002016-10-21T08:31:13.347-04:00Paulita - It really is! Funny how you can tell wit...Paulita - It really is! Funny how you can tell with just a few paragraphs when some books were written.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-51933604684925660032016-10-21T08:30:36.520-04:002016-10-21T08:30:36.520-04:00Kym - I'm enjoying Agnes Grey very much. I thi...Kym - I'm enjoying Agnes Grey very much. I think more readers should give Anne's work a try!JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-51079915000172044472016-10-21T08:29:56.624-04:002016-10-21T08:29:56.624-04:00Athira - I want to reread Jane Eyre now!Athira - I want to reread Jane Eyre now!JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-78342902012335683802016-10-20T15:43:01.762-04:002016-10-20T15:43:01.762-04:00Isn't it funny how writing styles have changed...Isn't it funny how writing styles have changed so much? Hope you enjoy it. Paulita https://www.blogger.com/profile/14237320966048538408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-76685093331995317462016-10-20T08:20:12.827-04:002016-10-20T08:20:12.827-04:00I've never read Anne Bronte, but I probably sh...I've never read Anne Bronte, but I probably should give her a try. This one I would definitely keep reading. Thanks for visiting my Teaser this week!Kym https://www.blogger.com/profile/11491633578560803666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-75174369697085803962016-10-19T15:47:33.013-04:002016-10-19T15:47:33.013-04:00I do need to go back to the Bronte sisters at some...I do need to go back to the Bronte sisters at some point. I've only read Jane Eyre and remember loving reading it.Athirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03366654538383603004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-69728466415647097952016-10-19T15:34:47.280-04:002016-10-19T15:34:47.280-04:00Cleo - It's surprisingly good so far!Cleo - It's surprisingly good so far!JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-12888770022585484062016-10-19T15:34:25.616-04:002016-10-19T15:34:25.616-04:00Brian Joseph - I just read Wuthering Heights for t...Brian Joseph - I just read Wuthering Heights for the first time five or six years ago and it was not at all what I was expecting... thought it was a romance,but ended up being much darker. Anne Bronte's second novel, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, has quite a feminist bent to it. Over halfway through Agnes Grey now and enjoying it very much. Think I may need to read all the Bronte novels!JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-66496217790949951442016-10-19T12:14:04.829-04:002016-10-19T12:14:04.829-04:00I haven't read Agnes Grey - I must put it on m...I haven't read Agnes Grey - I must put it on my list Cleopatra Loves Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15752724698249497274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-75527235397468707432016-10-19T05:29:02.737-04:002016-10-19T05:29:02.737-04:00I just finished Wuthering Heights for the first ti...I just finished Wuthering Heights for the first time so you can say that I have the Bronte's on my mind.<br /><br />What a talented family they were. I have not read any of Anne's works so I am curious as to what you will think of this. Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-57495050121370740942016-10-18T21:04:41.977-04:002016-10-18T21:04:41.977-04:00Yvonne - Sometimes it takes a while to get used to...Yvonne - Sometimes it takes a while to get used to the language in a classic, but I do enjoy them!JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-74066524686259329622016-10-18T21:03:57.523-04:002016-10-18T21:03:57.523-04:00Judith - I'm over halfway now and finding no f...Judith - I'm over halfway now and finding no fault! I cannot relate to her experiences as closely as you, but still feel a kinship with the narrator. Looking forward to reading more this evening!JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-60900428035270376782016-10-18T20:36:08.161-04:002016-10-18T20:36:08.161-04:00I might try it although I'm not much of a clas...I might try it although I'm not much of a classical reader.Yvonnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13261873308731564886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-60131667274862175042016-10-18T20:03:31.609-04:002016-10-18T20:03:31.609-04:00Of Anne Bronte's novels, I read Agnes Grey fir...Of Anne Bronte's novels, I read Agnes Grey first and loved it. I thought it was a remarkable novel, despite those who find lots of fault with it. Perhaps I related so well because I was a live-in babysitter for 3 summers, and because I first started teaching in a town that was unwelcoming to newcomers. But whatever my experiences, I fully related to this book. Then, a year or two later, I read The Tenant of Wildfell Hall and loved that. How sad it is that the Bronte sisters died so young...<br />Judith (Reader in the Wilderness)Judithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06435116453270981662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-63083906633705961472016-10-18T19:57:29.717-04:002016-10-18T19:57:29.717-04:00Audrey - You have no idea how happy that comment m...Audrey - You have no idea how happy that comment makes me! I am constantly embarrassed by the number of literary biographies on my shelf with bookmarks in the middle. The only one I have ever read straight through like a novel was Blake Bailey's bio of Richard Yates, A Tragic Honesty. Without a doubt my favorite literary biography! Have you ever read Yates? He's probably not be your style...JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-5358121191512046172016-10-18T19:07:02.227-04:002016-10-18T19:07:02.227-04:00The same question might, ahem, apply to me :)The same question might, ahem, apply to me :)Audreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14912114716426828436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-76153890914284015412016-10-18T17:53:51.278-04:002016-10-18T17:53:51.278-04:00Jade - I started with Jane Eyre, too. Eventually I...Jade - I started with Jane Eyre, too. Eventually I'll work my way through all the Bronte novels.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-27023384670370474262016-10-18T17:53:00.788-04:002016-10-18T17:53:00.788-04:00Wendy - I really want to reread Jane Eyre now. It&...Wendy - I really want to reread Jane Eyre now. It's been a long time...JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-17831935432172677152016-10-18T17:51:55.778-04:002016-10-18T17:51:55.778-04:00Margot - The governess angle gets me every time, t...Margot - The governess angle gets me every time, too!JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-166596143426677732016-10-18T17:51:27.637-04:002016-10-18T17:51:27.637-04:00Sandra - Isn't that a great line? Something to...Sandra - Isn't that a great line? Something to chew on from the very first sentence.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-65492255587578097292016-10-18T17:50:49.482-04:002016-10-18T17:50:49.482-04:00Ms. M. - I like it, too. Something about those Bro...Ms. M. - I like it, too. Something about those Brontes ;-)JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-76079017162046386962016-10-18T17:49:51.550-04:002016-10-18T17:49:51.550-04:00Laurel-Rain Snow - I think even among Bronte fans...Laurel-Rain Snow - I think even among Bronte fans, not as many people read Anne.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-46289622011945773972016-10-18T17:49:25.479-04:002016-10-18T17:49:25.479-04:00Audrey - The Barker biography is even thicker than...Audrey - The Barker biography is even thicker than the Trollope. Wonder which one I'll finish first ;-)JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-68178983029303734812016-10-18T17:48:14.414-04:002016-10-18T17:48:14.414-04:00BethF - Eventually, I'll work my way through a...BethF - Eventually, I'll work my way through all the Brontes.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-40527396632076847212016-10-18T17:47:49.325-04:002016-10-18T17:47:49.325-04:00Diane - I've never been able to figure out why...Diane - I've never been able to figure out why Anne is the lesser Bronte.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.com