tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3910091443817192109.post6357872218899845330..comments2024-03-09T14:00:43.143-08:00Comments on Vintage Reads: The Custom of the CountryVintage Readinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05971819409379613967noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3910091443817192109.post-54646491268802132482010-03-01T00:23:44.652-08:002010-03-01T00:23:44.652-08:00Interesting! What a life, to have to worry about w...Interesting! What a life, to have to worry about which notepaper to use! So far I love Wharton, though I've only read 2 of her novels. This sounds like fun.Astrid (Mrs.B)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00504736603540947661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3910091443817192109.post-37953863561905780782010-02-28T17:55:06.562-08:002010-02-28T17:55:06.562-08:00A Bookish Space, I have really enjoyed this book, ...A Bookish Space, I have really enjoyed this book, I liked Age of Innocence but not as much as this.<br /><br />Mad Housewife, I'll try to source the Drabble essay. Undine is truly awful, but I suppose, a product of her upbringing. I suspect that Wharton half-admires her audacity, too!<br /><br />Thomas, yes I love this cover, exactly as I imagine the terrible Undine to look!<br /><br />Elaine, I caught some of the extracts on Radio 4, too. Brilliantly done.<br /><br />callmemadam, I love little details, like the colour of notepaper in 19thC fiction. Yes, black ink on ivory, cream or white paper for me, too.<br /><br />makedoandread, I adored this book, and I do think Wharton half wanted us to admire Undine! She was terrible to her son, though and I felt so sorry for her second husband, the lovely Ralph Marvell.<br /><br />Bloomsbury Bell, you must read Wharton! House of Mirth is my absolute favourite with this a close second.<br /><br />Cath, yes, I would say this is as absorbing as the House of Mirth although Undine Spragg (there's a name!) is not as sympathetic as Lily Bard. I don't mind Age of Innocence but I've never been really fond of it.Vintage Readinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05971819409379613967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3910091443817192109.post-16465093577063779742010-02-28T06:41:36.742-08:002010-02-28T06:41:36.742-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.花花美麗https://www.blogger.com/profile/10491913236074870143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3910091443817192109.post-59819279052134373582010-02-27T15:13:53.401-08:002010-02-27T15:13:53.401-08:00Definitely a book I plan to read at some stage but...Definitely a book I plan to read at some stage but first of all I need to get to The Age of Innocence. I thought The House of Mirth was fantastic.Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3910091443817192109.post-85359915725646901822010-02-25T04:54:34.380-08:002010-02-25T04:54:34.380-08:00this sounds gripping - shockingly, I have never re...this sounds gripping - shockingly, I have never read any Wharton. I must change this soon!Bloomsbury Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12770210075581113565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3910091443817192109.post-32886090415101506502010-02-24T18:04:25.548-08:002010-02-24T18:04:25.548-08:00I'm so glad you're liking this. It's o...I'm so glad you're liking this. It's one of my favorite Wharton novels, and Undine is one of my very favorite characters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3910091443817192109.post-43985190489285817112010-02-22T00:37:41.011-08:002010-02-22T00:37:41.011-08:00The red writing paper reminds me of Mrs Pooter bei...The red writing paper reminds me of Mrs Pooter being persuaded by her friend Mrs James of Sutton to write in white on slate grey paper. Obviously a late nineteenth century obsession!<br />Black on white or cream, for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3910091443817192109.post-90024013961128700972010-02-21T16:12:51.420-08:002010-02-21T16:12:51.420-08:00This is one of my favourite Whartons and was recen...This is one of my favourite Whartons and was recently serialised on the radio here in the UK. Beautifully done and kept me glued to the radioElainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17739410242766153431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3910091443817192109.post-35330684546312822542010-02-21T16:03:58.224-08:002010-02-21T16:03:58.224-08:00I am so glad you are enjoying this. I quite liked ...I am so glad you are enjoying this. I quite liked it myself. And I love the cover on your edition.Thomas Hogglestockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14284352537015457974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3910091443817192109.post-88842115566905087472010-02-21T14:06:49.414-08:002010-02-21T14:06:49.414-08:00I love your recap of the beginning. This is one o...I love your recap of the beginning. This is one of my favorite Wharton books. I THINK (though I'm not sure) that Margaret Drabble wrote an essay on this for a newspaper (The Guardian? The Times?) I know she wrote about ONE of Wharton's books.<br /><br />Isn't Undine awful? But she's fascinating.Kat at Thornfield Hall Reduxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525125671217787722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3910091443817192109.post-81169996558274901552010-02-21T12:13:04.184-08:002010-02-21T12:13:04.184-08:00This sounds delightful. I've not read any Edi...This sounds delightful. I've not read any Edith Wharton, although I have Age of Innocence in my tbr pile.A Bookish Spacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15352870732457077916noreply@blogger.com