tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post2020292014557311897..comments2024-03-25T22:59:30.053+00:00Comments on Desperate Reader: A bit of a rambleDesperate Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-62150858110136573682016-03-09T16:48:04.838+00:002016-03-09T16:48:04.838+00:00And herring aren't so bad! Though one book did...And herring aren't so bad! Though one book did feel a bit like punishment... Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-8530675495666709642016-03-09T16:47:11.644+00:002016-03-09T16:47:11.644+00:00I lose track of which Shakespeare anniversary it i...I lose track of which Shakespeare anniversary it is, but with books like these there's certainly plenty to celebrate.Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-32988107873080751422016-03-04T23:47:09.979+00:002016-03-04T23:47:09.979+00:00you must have been a very bad girl to be made to r...you must have been a very bad girl to be made to read so much about herrings :) That new book about Shakespeare's language sounds wonderful...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-53845485782500157082016-03-03T20:26:37.575+00:002016-03-03T20:26:37.575+00:00Don't think less of me, but I'm not much o...Don't think less of me, but I'm not much of a Bronte fan... I quite like Jane Eyre, hated Wuthering Heights, have mixed feelings about The Tennent of Wildfell Hall, and gave up after that, so I probably won't actively read any of the books, but I will look forward to the posts and seeing what others have to say! Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-45855204096028384102016-03-02T13:44:56.268+00:002016-03-02T13:44:56.268+00:00Hello! I just wondered if you'd seen my Broodi...Hello! I just wondered if you'd seen my <a href="http://girlwithherheadinabook.co.uk/2016/03/announcement-brooding-about-the-brontes.html" rel="nofollow">Brooding about the Brontes event</a> which is happening in April, it would be great if you could participate! Girl with her Head in a Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09315711619539841792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-26639254786176128942016-03-01T21:27:08.847+00:002016-03-01T21:27:08.847+00:00Thank you for that, I'll try and catch it over...Thank you for that, I'll try and catch it over the next day or two. I remember at school we had a tape of something that was meant to be original pronunciation Chaucer played to us - which made me wonder how anyone knew how they talked. Fascinating though. <br /><br />Also from Oxford University Press and out at the end of this month is David Crystal's Oxford Dictionary of Original Shakespearean pronunciation. I have a press release with a contact for a review copy and it's so tempting to write and beg for one, but I don't know when I'd read that either so I'm resisting the urge. It is, however, something I might put on my Christmas list, or perhaps get as a birthday present for a reference book loving theatre buddy (then try and borrow it). It just sounds like such an interesting book. Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-54168977642164141092016-03-01T17:25:52.989+00:002016-03-01T17:25:52.989+00:00I had a flash of inspiration and found this link t...I had a flash of inspiration and found this link to Word of Mouth! <br /><br />http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06ycr4vAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-72269038681604871892016-03-01T17:20:54.761+00:002016-03-01T17:20:54.761+00:00You have me wanting rollmop herrings now.
I heard...You have me wanting rollmop herrings now.<br /><br />I heard a programme on BBC 4 recently which concerned the way people would have pronounced the words of Shakespeare in his time. There were proponents on the programme who gave examples and that gave me a whole new insight into the work of the Bard. I wish I had taken note of the title as it is something I would like to listen to again. I like the idea of your book, we really do not consider what we say any more, in general. I notice that a lot of young people speak in clichés and, after asking a question, do not listen to the reply. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com