I have always been an Austen fan. Read her entire works, watched all of the movies I could find(the British-made ones always seemed better) and used to quote her with friends when I was a teenager. She does set the bar pretty high, so I was pleasantly surprised recently to find another author that actually comes close in that arena.
Her name is Elizabeth Gaskell. She was born about 6 years before Jane Austen passed away. I have not read any of her works yet, but it is on my next library to-do list. But I have watched two of her books made into a BBC miniseries - “Wives and Daughters” and “North and South”. Both were excellent and worth watching again.
So if you are an Austen fan, I can guarantee you will enjoy Elizabeth Gaskell. Cheerio!
(Originally posted on July 18, 2007)
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Thanks for the recommend on Wives and Daughters....I think that is what you said..I will go back and re-check..as a JAne Austen fan...I think I would love it..I just bought...Time Changers(ordered it at Borders..think Amazon has it?) a real keeper...think you would love it.
Deby
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