tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519391315473032614.post9178999185845523779..comments2024-03-28T02:25:14.473-05:00Comments on More Agreeably Engaged: Jane Austen’s Timeless Influence ~ Marilyn BrantJanet Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01904728146256943042noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519391315473032614.post-30893130044537447222015-09-09T15:35:48.356-05:002015-09-09T15:35:48.356-05:00Janet,
Thank you again for your warm welcome and ...Janet, <br />Thank you again for your warm welcome and for all of your kindness! I've loved getting to visit :).<br />XO ♥Marilyn Branthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05303846770348840645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519391315473032614.post-21856855908851469502015-09-08T13:44:40.073-05:002015-09-08T13:44:40.073-05:00It has been great and such fun reading all the way...It has been great and such fun reading all the ways that each of you first read Pride and Prejudice or were introduced to Austen. A special 'thank you' to each of you for taking the time to tell us. Marilyn, I loved all your responses in return. I believe your books are well-loved! Thanks again to all of you. :)Janet Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01904728146256943042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519391315473032614.post-81823882797394481462015-09-08T13:11:56.310-05:002015-09-08T13:11:56.310-05:00Enjoyed both comments, ladies!Enjoyed both comments, ladies!Janet Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01904728146256943042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519391315473032614.post-18070240044012315382015-09-08T13:10:41.574-05:002015-09-08T13:10:41.574-05:00Thank you, Marilyn. I'm happy that you like my...Thank you, Marilyn. I'm happy that you like my artwork! That is always good to hear. :)<br /><br />I hope you will come back soon. Just let me know a time! Janet Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01904728146256943042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519391315473032614.post-38309575658827823182015-09-08T09:33:38.429-05:002015-09-08T09:33:38.429-05:00Becky,
Ha!! I think for those of us who love Aust...Becky, <br />Ha!! I think for those of us who love Austen, it can be hard to go back to other authors after falling for Jane's style. She was such a unique writer for her time!! ;)Marilyn Branthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05303846770348840645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519391315473032614.post-74785763896621037412015-09-07T23:00:10.719-05:002015-09-07T23:00:10.719-05:00Love at first read! I started on a classics readi...Love at first read! I started on a classics reading kick about 5 years ago. After a few, I ran into P&P. I definitely got sidetracked from my original goal with my run on all things Austen. Wonderful post. Thank you for the giveaway!BeckyChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07858125894873568419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519391315473032614.post-14873437523271703642015-09-06T19:04:10.696-05:002015-09-06T19:04:10.696-05:00Oh, Pamala!! Seriously, your sweet comment just m...Oh, Pamala!! Seriously, your sweet comment just made my day ♥. Thank you! And I knew you'd read Austen early, but I hadn't realized you were only ten! Precocious kid ;).Marilyn Branthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05303846770348840645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519391315473032614.post-1911142711114563912015-09-06T08:20:12.969-05:002015-09-06T08:20:12.969-05:00What a fabulous post! Excellent interview and exce...What a fabulous post! Excellent interview and excerpt. I read and fell in love with Austen at the age of ten when I highjacked my brother's copy of Pride and Prejudice. He was reading it for his high school literature class and though I didn't get all of the nuances, I still loved the characters. Same thing with Marilyn Brant's books and characters :)Pamala Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12823051545160002135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519391315473032614.post-54036470189775007062015-09-04T10:12:23.858-05:002015-09-04T10:12:23.858-05:00Priscilla,
The actors and directors in the various...Priscilla,<br />The actors and directors in the various P&P adaptations have done such a stellar job of conveying the story and the characters! I'm glad that watching the 2005 movie was what introduced to Austen ;).Marilyn Branthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05303846770348840645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519391315473032614.post-6342914115591113642015-09-04T06:50:31.070-05:002015-09-04T06:50:31.070-05:00Thank you for the giveaway! I don't mine eithe...Thank you for the giveaway! I don't mine either ebooks or physical books :) I first fell in love at first sight with JA was when I watched the 2005 version of P&P. I've since watched the movie 9 times and have read the book countless numbers of times! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11883302076404295159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519391315473032614.post-15239128694558441382015-09-03T17:22:07.049-05:002015-09-03T17:22:07.049-05:00Nicole, thank you! I'm so thrilled that you en...Nicole, thank you! I'm so thrilled that you enjoy my books ;). And YES!! I completely agree with what you said about Austen's brilliant writing. The social commentary paired with such memorable characters creates such fabulous stories. I can never get enough of her writing! Marilyn Branthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05303846770348840645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519391315473032614.post-15957220654940760542015-09-03T09:06:22.422-05:002015-09-03T09:06:22.422-05:00I first read JA in school as well! I love the cla...I first read JA in school as well! I love the classics (although Hawthorne 's seven gables gave me a difficult time! ) But I got much more out of it when I reread in university for myself. The social commentary underlying the amazing characters really makes it unforgettable and is why I read FF now I suppose. I really enjoy your books so thank you for writing them. <br />Pdf please if I get chosen. <br />Nicole_a_baur at yahoo dot comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00317624057530371375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519391315473032614.post-35390281054592144442015-09-03T09:06:00.631-05:002015-09-03T09:06:00.631-05:00I first read JA in school as well! I love the cla...I first read JA in school as well! I love the classics (although Hawthorne 's seven gables gave me a difficult time! ) But I got much more out of it when I reread in university for myself. The social commentary underlying the amazing characters really makes it unforgettable and is why I read FF now I suppose. I really enjoy your books so thank you for writing them. <br />Pdf please if I get chosen. <br />Nicole_a_baur at yahoo dot comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00317624057530371375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519391315473032614.post-14667703740828683412015-09-02T11:23:31.954-05:002015-09-02T11:23:31.954-05:00tgruy,
Thank you so much for taking the time to st...tgruy,<br />Thank you so much for taking the time to stop by (and for already having a couple of my books!! ;) I truly appreciate it.<br />And I think it's wonderful that your father was the one who gave you your first Jane Austen novel. How lovely it must have been to discover her writing!!Marilyn Branthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05303846770348840645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519391315473032614.post-904359719783857082015-09-02T10:36:47.496-05:002015-09-02T10:36:47.496-05:00I can't post my comment, could you please post...I can't post my comment, could you please post it for me?<br /><br /> I was first introduced to Jane Austen in my teens, I have to confess she was not a very widely known author in Mexico. That changed after the movie, but not too much. But I always loved to read and my father every summer bought me a pile of books to read during the summer, in one of those piles I got Orgullo y Prejuicio...<br /><br /> I have two of Marilyn's books, and I hope I get lucky and get this one.<br /> Thanks for the chance!<br /> tgruy at netscape dot net<br /><br />Regards,<br />tgruy | tgruy@netscape.net<br /><br />Note: This email was sent via the Contact Form gadget on http://moreagreeablyengaged.blogspot.mxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519391315473032614.post-22629799357888272202015-09-01T19:36:40.624-05:002015-09-01T19:36:40.624-05:00Sophia Rose,
How lovely that you and your mom coul...Sophia Rose,<br />How lovely that you and your mom could share Austen together like that! To be introduced to JA's work at such a young age and to appreciate it even then is really, really wonderful ;) . And what you mentioned about JA's characters being "every day people" is something I truly loved about her characterizations as well. They feel so REAL to me. So very human. I recognize them in people I meet...Marilyn Branthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05303846770348840645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519391315473032614.post-53288310539496011172015-09-01T19:32:39.083-05:002015-09-01T19:32:39.083-05:00Eva,
Many thanks! I'm so glad you enjoyed my A...Eva,<br />Many thanks! I'm so glad you enjoyed my Austen-inspired contemporaries!<br />Like you, I've been fascinated by the critical commentaries written on a variety of classics books, but especially on Austen. It's really interesting to read what a range of experts might say. And rereading JA's novels always brings with it added appreciation for her genius. Every time, I find something new... ;) Marilyn Branthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05303846770348840645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519391315473032614.post-80452061363178626452015-09-01T19:27:40.486-05:002015-09-01T19:27:40.486-05:00Vee,
Thank you so much for stopping by and for eve...Vee,<br />Thank you so much for stopping by and for every one of the kind things you said about my stories!! That you've read and enjoyed them is such a thrill to hear! {*hug*}<br />And you and I both read/watched P&P for the first time within just a couple of years of each other ;) . It was 1981 for me, and we watched that same adaptation with David Rintoul and Elizabeth Garvie right after we read the book. I loved the story from the start, but seeing it dramatized was amazing to me. The boys in my class were rolling their eyes and half-asleep through it, but I couldn't stop watching...breathless!<br />xoxoMarilyn Branthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05303846770348840645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519391315473032614.post-83824849436140541652015-09-01T16:50:31.141-05:002015-09-01T16:50:31.141-05:00I was eight when I received a complete set of Jane...I was eight when I received a complete set of Jane Austen's novels and minor works for my birthday. My mom and I read Pride & Prejudice aloud together every night. I loved the story particularly the scenes with all the sisters that first time. Later, I read them all on my own in high school and was old enough to appreciate Austen's wit and the romance along with the feeling of familiarity that the characters were every day people.<br /><br />Love that even your non-Austen books are flavored with Austen. I tend to see Austen character characteristics and situations in other books, and movies. Its fun to notice it.<br /><br />If I won, I'd like .mobi format.<br />Thanks!<br />sophiarose1816 at gmail dot comSophia Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07909417504496472472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519391315473032614.post-3388799024707757822015-09-01T15:50:55.046-05:002015-09-01T15:50:55.046-05:00I was first introduced to Pride and Prejudice in h...I was first introduced to Pride and Prejudice in high school. I liked the book but I knew there was so much that I didn't understand. I have always preferred the classics and reread all of Jane Austen's books following the 1995 P&P on BBC and was hooked. I love reading critical commentary, JAFF, and Regency historical novels. I have read your contemporary JAFF books and thoroughly enjoyed them, too. Thank you for the giveaway - would love to read the new one. I would like the epub. evamedmonds(at)gmail(dot)comEvahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04302721212649669647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519391315473032614.post-10482975933404190822015-09-01T15:37:47.823-05:002015-09-01T15:37:47.823-05:00A wonderful interview ladies! I love all of Marily...A wonderful interview ladies! I love all of Marilyn's novels. They are all a real treat and have me hooked from page one! I love the new Mirabelle Harbor series especially because I know that more are on the way :) I thoroughly enjoyed 'Take a Chance on Me' and 'The One That I Want' and highly recommend both. <br />I was first introduced to Pride and Prejudice in High School 1979. Didn't understand English Lit at all until I watched the 1980 TV adaptation. Fell in love with the story and characters. Reread the novel and have loved anything Jane Austen related since. That led me to searching for more JA related stories, which luckily led me to wonderful contemporary authors like Marilyn. Here's to more entertaining novels!Veehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10834446584740466339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519391315473032614.post-88616292809832515292015-09-01T13:52:07.327-05:002015-09-01T13:52:07.327-05:00Janet,
Thank you so much! And it would be a pleasu...Janet,<br />Thank you so much! And it would be a pleasure to get to visit you again sometime ;) .<br />Loved hearing your story about how you got to know Austen's writing and, also, how it influenced your drawing and painting! As I've said before, your artwork is wonderful, and I can easily see why your beautiful calendars get snapped up so quickly!! xoMarilyn Branthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05303846770348840645noreply@blogger.com