tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28337090.post5678627742260104990..comments2024-03-24T18:58:13.583-07:00Comments on Divers and Sundry: WaverleyDivers and Sundryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01759655568104782267noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28337090.post-51275574878167846932015-08-20T20:02:19.654-07:002015-08-20T20:02:19.654-07:00If people can get past the language difficulty the...If people can get past the language difficulty there's lots of action there.Divers and Sundryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01759655568104782267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28337090.post-72379117318998572782015-08-20T17:54:42.570-07:002015-08-20T17:54:42.570-07:00I can understand why teens and young adults today ...I can understand why teens and young adults today can't understand this prose. After all they R not used to seeing real words, but shortened ones that R not something U and I would use!!!<br /><br />I personally thought it was a bit gruesome, yet very enlightening.Bleubeard and Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10149710375520733752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28337090.post-34423426992714238612015-08-20T13:24:41.573-07:002015-08-20T13:24:41.573-07:00I think her focus on smaller domestic scenes serve...I think her focus on smaller domestic scenes served her well. The big sprawling war story with tartans and clans hasn't held up as well. It's odd how her prose sounds more modern and his more archaic to my ear.Divers and Sundryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01759655568104782267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28337090.post-19359450358049690162015-08-20T13:20:24.954-07:002015-08-20T13:20:24.954-07:00Austen was a great fan, I think. I wonder what a w...Austen was a great fan, I think. I wonder what a witty person like she would have made of herself in the media climate of today. She certainly has stayed more popular than Scott, particularly through the screen, but who knows, perhaps they will film Waverley too, eventually. Viktoria Berghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00608160759512904861noreply@blogger.com