tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post4564521782751138694..comments2023-10-10T20:43:00.969-04:00Comments on Books and Chocolate: Miss Marjoribanks by Margaret OliphantKaren K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-5156504843437774702014-02-05T09:08:02.551-05:002014-02-05T09:08:02.551-05:00I'd never heard of this author, but the way yo...I'd never heard of this author, but the way you describe it sounds really good. Definitely goes on my 'possibly to read' list for the Classics challenge! Thanks for the review.Birdiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09240886179336298463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-3247227763516070822014-02-03T21:48:26.037-05:002014-02-03T21:48:26.037-05:00Egads, this novel sounds as if it were designed sp...Egads, this novel sounds as if it were designed specifically for me! A bit of Emma and a bit of Cranford sounds spot on--plus I love the name of the author and her heroine. <br /><br />Thanks for the glowing recommendation--getting a copy post haste.JaneGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-53681541526232741662014-02-03T15:48:28.767-05:002014-02-03T15:48:28.767-05:00I'm a big fan of Jane Austen, and of Middlemar...I'm a big fan of Jane Austen, and of Middlemarch, too... and I think I'll be a fan of this book, too. Can't wait to read it. Thanks for such a great review!Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-57647869742823569512014-02-03T14:35:44.106-05:002014-02-03T14:35:44.106-05:00I put this book on my TBR forever ago but have alw...I put this book on my TBR forever ago but have always been intimidated by its size. Love your review about it - I'm now interested again in picking it up! I haven't read any Trollope and will have to give him a try as well. Do you have a suggestion as to which Trollope novel to start with?Monahttp://www.twitter.com/toinfinitybooksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-56426153645342367852014-02-03T11:44:52.618-05:002014-02-03T11:44:52.618-05:00Don't you love the TBR Pile challenge? It'...Don't you love the TBR Pile challenge? It's one of my favorites this year, although I still find myself inserting outside books onto my nightstand anyway. ha. I've heard of Miss Majoribanks but never read it (I may even own it!) so thanks for the recommendation. Lisa notes...https://www.blogger.com/profile/07103364395238899215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-49044655974086141522014-02-03T09:25:32.271-05:002014-02-03T09:25:32.271-05:00I loved Miss Marjoribanks! Lucilla is a wonderful ...I loved Miss Marjoribanks! Lucilla is a wonderful character. I need to read more of Margaret Oliphant.elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17825540813779206354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-37366162506450272472014-02-03T07:35:21.120-05:002014-02-03T07:35:21.120-05:00Ah, I'm always on the lookout for a good Victo...Ah, I'm always on the lookout for a good Victorian novel, esp. with a female protagonist -- added straight to my list (and free for kindle too, as noted helpfully above!). skiourophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200877834536477400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-51379575616185812032014-02-02T22:25:43.469-05:002014-02-02T22:25:43.469-05:00I bought a copy of this a few years ago because it...I bought a copy of this a few years ago because it sounded so good,but have never read it. I've been 'off' Victorian novels for a while now, but I hope someday to like them again and when I do this will be on my list.Anbolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10080054175904900094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-9424732283342824182014-02-02T17:05:39.591-05:002014-02-02T17:05:39.591-05:00I hope you manage to find affordable copies of the...I hope you manage to find affordable copies of the rest of the chronicles. Miss M may be the best stand alone book but they're all good and if you like Trollope Phoebe Junior is not to be missed.Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-54835157187483560702014-02-02T15:20:47.494-05:002014-02-02T15:20:47.494-05:00This sounds like a delightful book. Not only anot...This sounds like a delightful book. Not only another book but another author to add to my TBR list!Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-15352138857680069622014-02-02T12:34:45.583-05:002014-02-02T12:34:45.583-05:00Thanks, that's a real compliment. MIss Majori...Thanks, that's a real compliment. MIss Majoribanks was another book that I was sorry to have left unread for so long. I loved it.Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-8096505054859920602014-02-02T12:32:42.363-05:002014-02-02T12:32:42.363-05:00And there's a free edition for a Kindle. See, ...And there's a free edition for a Kindle. See, I told you - as soon as physically possible!Audreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14912114716426828436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-12074667318178525102014-02-02T12:29:16.471-05:002014-02-02T12:29:16.471-05:00It would be almost impossible for me to read your ...It would be almost impossible for me to read your first paragraph and NOT want to read this as soon as physically possible!!!! :)Audreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14912114716426828436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-35984639999464049132014-02-02T11:49:30.982-05:002014-02-02T11:49:30.982-05:00I was googling Miss Majoribanks to look for cover ...I was googling Miss Majoribanks to look for cover art, and links to the radio drama showed up. This was definitely Trollope-esque. It had elements of politics like the Pallisers (which I still haven't read) and the clergy like the Barsetshire series. It was a fun read though there are some serious elements.Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-66635501005764545262014-02-02T11:47:04.864-05:002014-02-02T11:47:04.864-05:00I forgot about Sophy! I definitely see the compar...I forgot about Sophy! I definitely see the comparison. Thanks for reminding me, I really need to read more Heyer. I've also heard that Hester is a good Oliphant, and there are still copies in print from Oxford World's Classics.Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-67908352798411073582014-02-02T11:29:53.525-05:002014-02-02T11:29:53.525-05:00I listened to a radio dramatization of this a whil...I listened to a radio dramatization of this a while back and ever since have wanted to read it. I didn't enjoy my first encounter with Oliphant (<i>The Rector</i> and <i>The Doctor's Family</i>) but this sounds much more fun and Trollope-y. Claire (The Captive Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07430380065718826213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-68828670192291163062014-02-02T11:26:47.839-05:002014-02-02T11:26:47.839-05:00I *loved* this book, which was my introduction to ...I *loved* this book, which was my introduction to Margaret Oliphant. I just delighted in the fun of it. If you know Georgette Heyer, it also reminds me of The Grand Sophy, but in a small village rather than London.<br /><br />The other Chronicles are a bit of a mixed bag, to my mind, and they don't link up like say the Barsetshire books do. The Perpetual Curate is my favorite, but Salem Chapel is a bit drear. I'll have to look for Mrs Blencarrow.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.com