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books, Concord MA, Green Gables, Jane Austen, Katy Brand, L.M. Montgomery, literary pilgrimage, literature, Mr. Darcy, Mr. Darcy as a sex symbol, Nava Atlas, Pride and Prejudice, The Literary Ladies' Guide to the Writing Life
Two of my blog posts have recently been reprinted on The Literary Ladies’ Guide to the Writing Life. One of them is “Why is Mr. Darcy So Attractive?” – which is the second most popular post ever on my blog. (Second only to “Jane Austen’s ‘Darling Child’ Meets the World,” which I mentioned in yesterday’s post. Yes, Pride and Prejudice gets a great deal of attention, and that attention is well deserved! But this year we’re also going to give Mansfield Park its share of attention, too – right? Right?? I hope you’re all with me on this!)
Here’s the beginning of my Mr. Darcy post:
“Darcy is still the ultimate sex symbol” is the title of a recent article by Katy Brand in The Telegraph. The article features a photograph of Colin Firth and his famous wet shirt from the 1995 A&E/BBC Pride and Prejudice series. I can’t reproduce the image here, because I’ve promised to try very hard not to talk about the “white noise” of popular culture that surrounds Pride and Prejudice. … Read more at The Literary Ladies’ Guide to the Writing Life.
The second is “L.M. Montgomery’s Literary Pilgrimage to Concord, Mass.,” which I posted last fall on Montgomery’s birthday:
Given how many fans of L.M. Montgomery visit “Green Gables” in Cavendish, PEI each year, I find it fascinating to read about Montgomery’s own literary pilgrimage to Concord, Massachusetts, when she was visiting her publisher, L.C. Page, in Boston in November of 1910.
“Concord is the only place I saw when I was away where I would like to live,” she writes. “It is a most charming spot and I shall never forget the delightful drive we had around it.” … Read more at The Literary Ladies’ Guide to the Writing Life.
Many thanks to Nava Atlas for sharing these posts on her Literary Ladies blog.
Sarah Emsley 
I will try to request of this book. I am not a writer by no means, only a hack and even they are better than I.
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Yes, I am with you, Sarah!!!! And I posted the link to your reprint on my facebook page for friends to discover your fabulous writing. Hope you’re well!
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I’m glad you enjoyed it — thanks so much for the compliment, and for sharing the link. I just came home from a run and therefore am quite well and happy. Hope you are, too!
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My landing on this page involved a circuitous route — when I came on the LM Montgomery mention I expected a comparison of Gilbner and Darcy. Perhaps it’s too obvious to deserve mention. I’ve read P&P perhaps a dozen times but I’ve read Anne of GG many dozens of times starting at age 9. The book was a gift from my mother (born in the early years of the 20th century) who had read the book when she was young. I made the pilgrimage to PEI about 30 years ago but never realized that Anne and Elizabeth are sisters. So thanks for adding a bit more richness to both books
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Thanks so much for visiting and commenting, Dorothy! I’m glad you enjoyed these two pieces. What a wonderful present from your mother. I, too, have returned to the Anne books many times over the years.
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