brue replied on 01/04/2021 14:19
Posted on 01/04/2021 14:19
I really enjoyed this Weds evening programme, In the Footsteps of Jane Austen with Gyles Brandreth. It was very entertaining and illuminating, humorous too. I was surprised to learn Jane Austen had a go at writing fiction in her father's church parish registers...she was quite naughty! I followed on by watching Sense and Sensibility and could suddenly see Jane in the character of Margaret, the younger sister. Some of this film was made at Montacute near where we live and some beautiful spots on the Flete estate in Devon. Even more interesting for me was the church at Berry Pomeroy because many of my Devon ancestors were hatched and matched there. The evening finished much too late, way past my bedtime, but it was good. I think I'll enjoy the next programmes about Hardy and Dickens too. 😊
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