Virtual Book Review: Tess of the d’Urbervilles
Posted by David Foster on May 3rd, 2015 (All posts by David Foster)
Tess of the D’Urbervilles
I reread this book a couple of years ago (having originally read it in high school), and had intended to write a review of it one of these days. The review recently posted at Powerline, though, is so good that I think I’ll just link it and save myself the trouble:
WWW hyperlinks: enabling laziness since 1994
May 3rd, 2015 at 6:07 pm
The movie version of “Far from the Madding Crowd” was released Friday night. It won’t get to the boondocks for two weeks. I anybody has seen it, I would like a brief review.
May 3rd, 2015 at 7:00 pm
Thanks, Robert…I see it’s on at some theaters around here…not sure when I’ll get a chance to see it, but would definitely like to
May 6th, 2015 at 4:45 pm
Of course, I saw Hardy write ‘Tess of the d’Urbervilles’ live at the Manchester Arena. It wasn’t his best show. He started off slow, of course, but put up a fairly good show by the end. His calligraphy through the early chapters of ‘Maiden No More’ was particularly good. But of course, nothing as electric as his writing of ‘Return of the Native’, live in Dorchester, of course (which I saw live as well) — but that was some seriously epic Hardy.
Can’t hit a home run every time. I’m just glad I was there to catch the show.
May 6th, 2015 at 4:55 pm
*snicker*
Never a bad time for a Monty Python reference, Andrew.
http://www.montypython.net/scripts/nov-writ.php
May 6th, 2015 at 5:06 pm
Never a bad time…… even for a rather arcane one. Impressive, Sgt, very impressive.
And an even better link (for everyone else wondering WTH???) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogPZ5CY9KoM
May 6th, 2015 at 5:15 pm
I was raised on Brit humor, Andrew. And after all, I was an English major!
May 6th, 2015 at 5:28 pm
“After all, I was an English major”
What regiment?
May 17th, 2015 at 12:05 am
We went to see “Far from the Madding Crowd” tonight. We enjoyed and recommend it to any of you who enjoy Victorian literature.