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Across the Fence:  Cranford series on PBS????  |
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
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Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
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 Posted - Feb 23 2010 : 04:32:55 AM
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Did any of you watch this? Its seems I missed it. So I ordered the book. Well I was so excited because I got an 1892 copy and its such a charming little book. I posted a picture. Its just to cute. I guess she wrote several books, I think I might like to read more of her. But first I will "VERY CAREFULLY" read this one.
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Tanna
True Blue Farmgirl
195 Posts
Tanna
Fort Worth
TX
USA
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Posted - Feb 23 2010 : 07:34:14 AM
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I saw it twice. It was great. I haven't read it though I intend to when I get some time.
What a find for you. An 1824 copy!
Tanna |
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melody
True Blue Farmgirl
3324 Posts
Melody
The Great North Woods in the Land of Hiawatha
USA
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RaspberryBee
True Blue Farmgirl
291 Posts
Karen
Montrose
Michigan
USA
291 Posts |
Posted - Feb 23 2010 : 08:46:29 AM
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My very favorite PBS show!!! I think it would be worth it for you to get Netflix for a month or so just to be able to watch the wonderfulness that is Cranford :-) Good score on the book. Our libray has a copy but it is a 1970s reprint - wonderful! Wives and Daughters and North and South are just as wonderfully written as Cranford. Both are lovely to watch on DVD too.
Cranford is the best-known novel of the 19th century English writer Elizabeth Gaskell. It was first published in 1851 as a serial in the magazine Household Words, which was edited by Charles Dickens.
Summary from Wikipedia
I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion.
-Henry David Thoreau- |
Edited by - RaspberryBee on Feb 23 2010 09:02:23 AM |
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frannie
True Blue Farmgirl
2246 Posts
fran
bonham
texas
USA
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Amie C.
True Blue Farmgirl
2099 Posts
Finger Lakes Region
NY
2099 Posts |
Posted - Feb 23 2010 : 10:28:27 AM
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| I loved it, and went right out and bought the first paperback I found. Honestly, it's the most appealing thing I've seen on TV since the Anne of Green Gables miniseries in the early 90s. But I noticed that there was an awful lot of plot in the miniseries that's not in the book. Does anyone know if some of those plot elements come from Wives and Daughters or North and South? I'm thinking about the railroad stuff, the lady of the manor and her ungrateful son, and the young boy being helped by the estate agent. |
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RaspberryBee
True Blue Farmgirl
291 Posts
Karen
Montrose
Michigan
USA
291 Posts |
Posted - Feb 23 2010 : 12:22:54 PM
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To the best of my knowledge the TV versions of Cranford and The Return to Cranford (just found out it played in January on PBS)are taken from the works of 'Cranford', 'My Lady Ludlow', Mr. Harrison's Confession and 'The last Generation in England'. I read a few articles about the second 'Cranford' and Lady Ludlow's son returns and he is just as nasty as we all imagine him to be...errrr! I played around on Ebay and found copies of both Cranfords to be readily available. That means that soon I will be taking a trip to Cranford...sounds just lovely. Thanks ladies this has been fun!!!
I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion.
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countrymum
True Blue Farmgirl
97 Posts
Lorie
PA
USA
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Posted - Feb 23 2010 : 1:59:44 PM
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I watched both "Cranford" and "The Return to Cranford" and enjoyed both.
"Life is brief & very fragile. Do that which makes you happy."- Flavia |
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ClaireSky
True Blue Farmgirl
1792 Posts
Julie
Arcadia
WI
USA
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Posted - Feb 23 2010 : 2:51:18 PM
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No longer free for online viewing. Bummer!
Julie
Farmgirl Sister #399
West-Central WI Farmgirls
Folks will know how large your soul is by the way you treat a dog...Charles F. Doran |
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Amie C.
True Blue Farmgirl
2099 Posts
Finger Lakes Region
NY
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Posted - Feb 24 2010 : 08:18:59 AM
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| Thanks, Karen. I'll look for those titles also. I may actually end up buying the dvds too (I try not to buy movies, thinking to avoid clutter in the house, but I may have to make an exception for these). |
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RaspberryBee
True Blue Farmgirl
291 Posts
Karen
Montrose
Michigan
USA
291 Posts |
Posted - Feb 24 2010 : 08:27:48 AM
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Amie - While looking around yesterday the best deal I found was at Amazon. Both Cranford and Return to Cranford are $35 with free shipping. I am excited to spend time on the couch with Miss Mattie.
I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion.
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Julia
True Blue Farmgirl
1949 Posts
Julia
Shelton
WA
USA
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Canadian farmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
482 Posts
Lori
Ontario
Canada
482 Posts |
Posted - Feb 25 2010 : 10:09:08 AM
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I watched this DVD set on a copy I had my library interlibrary loan for me. It was fabulous, and I was sorry to see it end.
Another I enjoyed was Berkley Square: In turn-of-the-century London, three nannies from drastically different backgrounds form a tight-knit bond that guides them through the good times and the bad times.
Lori
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RaspberryBee
True Blue Farmgirl
291 Posts
Karen
Montrose
Michigan
USA
291 Posts |
Posted - Feb 25 2010 : 10:34:37 AM
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Lori - Berkley Square was a good one. It was too bad that it did not get picked up for another go round I would like to know how the ladies faired with all that they had learned about themselves.
I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion.
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StarMeadow
True Blue Farmgirl
940 Posts
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MI
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Posted - Feb 27 2010 : 5:34:56 PM
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| I've seen Cranford on pbs twice and just watched the return. I only caught the tail end of the first episode of the "return" and was able to catch the whole thing on pbs. What a joy. For the first time, I think I enjoyed a "part two" as much as the original....!! |
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RaspberryBee
True Blue Farmgirl
291 Posts
Karen
Montrose
Michigan
USA
291 Posts |
Posted - Feb 27 2010 : 5:50:27 PM
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Oh, just found Return to Cranford on YouTube!!!
I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion.
-Henry David Thoreau- |
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