tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21031350.post114541606351935886..comments2023-11-12T09:52:42.825-05:00Comments on Medieval Woman: Blogging with Historical Novelist Susan Higginbotham: The First, and Possibly Last, Post in Which I Mention a HedgehogSusan Higginbothamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13517907583894026599noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21031350.post-1145591276555219432006-04-20T23:47:00.000-04:002006-04-20T23:47:00.000-04:00Plaidy mentioned the fox and squirrel. I remember...Plaidy mentioned the fox and squirrel. I remember Lady Sarah from the PBS series <I>The Aristocrats</I> a few years back, and I was quite disappointed when she faded out of the Plaidy book after her hedgehog scene. I'll have to take a look at the book the TV series was based on. (Stella Tillyard, right?)Susan Higginbothamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13517907583894026599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21031350.post-1145590491318833662006-04-20T23:34:00.000-04:002006-04-20T23:34:00.000-04:00Lady Sarah Lennox really did keep a pet hedgehog. ...Lady Sarah Lennox really did keep a pet hedgehog. And a pet fox, and a squirrel also, but they unfortunately expired and the hedgehog provided consolation for the loss. I tend to remember pets of historical figures...especially the unusual ones!<BR/><BR/>Never have got round to reading Plaidy's Georgians. In my formative years I think I overdosed on her novels covering earlier reigns, coming to a dead stop at Charles II and Lady Castlemaine!Margaret Porterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16202290659191790984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21031350.post-1145472793536887372006-04-19T14:53:00.000-04:002006-04-19T14:53:00.000-04:00I'll have to find The Madness of King George. It w...I'll have to find <I>The Madness of King George</I>. It was one of those films that sounded interesting at the time but I just never got around to.<BR/><BR/>This is copyrighted 1969, which surprised me because this novel reminded me of some of her later Plantagenet novels, which have a similar meandering feel to them.<BR/><BR/>In fairness, I think this book, especially the later parts when the Prince Regent was an adult, was spoiled for me by <I>Blackadder</I>. I kept expecting Baldrick to come in to announce that he had a "cunning plan," and I was sorely disappointed when no one else took up the slack for him.Susan Higginbothamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13517907583894026599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21031350.post-1145469310139353072006-04-19T13:55:00.000-04:002006-04-19T13:55:00.000-04:00I agree, dark script on light background makes for...I agree, dark script on light background makes for a better read than white script on black. <BR/><BR/>Hehe, I think that's a book I don't need to buy or chase all over the library world. My TRB pile is high enough already. :)Gabriele Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17205770868139083575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21031350.post-1145451429967440562006-04-19T08:57:00.000-04:002006-04-19T08:57:00.000-04:00The books in Plaidy's Georgian series aren't among...The books in Plaidy's Georgian series aren't among my favorites. A lot of it has to do with the characters' dialogue, as you mentioned, and also the stereotypical, rather silly portrayals of the monarchs in question. Their German accents are exaggerated to excess, and the effect makes it appear as if they weren't too bright. And George III seems to end most of his sentences with "eh." The women, generally, are portrayed in a more well-rounded fashion.Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21031350.post-1145446169094181402006-04-19T07:29:00.000-04:002006-04-19T07:29:00.000-04:00So is that only no Plaidy books, or no Holt books ...So is that only no Plaidy books, or no Holt books or any other name either!!<BR/><BR/>I do like the idea of using Blackadder as the source of historical information though!!<BR/><BR/>Sounds like a plan!Marghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13508430635744720721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21031350.post-1145435727053491602006-04-19T04:35:00.000-04:002006-04-19T04:35:00.000-04:00Yes, I do like your new blog colours! The dark ba...Yes, I do like your new blog colours! The dark background was hard to read, and this one is much nicer.<BR/><BR/>Did you see the film <I>The Madness of King George</I>? I thought it was really good. No hedgehog, though. (I won't ask if you're familiar with the <I>Hedgehog Song</I> from Terry Pratchett).<BR/><BR/>Was this one of Plaidy's later novels? I've seen someone say that they thought the earlier books were the best and the later books got a bit dull by comparison, perhaps because she was churning them out one after another after another.Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11901028520813891575noreply@blogger.com