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The Buccaneers
The Buccaneers: A Novel | Edith Wharton
Five American girls, denied access to 1870s New York society due to the newness of their wealth, go to England to marry into the cash-hungry aristocracy
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mdemanatee
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Romances to Read After the Buccaneers https://youtu.be/TQumYIVlNpk

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mdemanatee
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How did the Buccaneers show stack up against the book? https://youtu.be/kQ60SGelmWE

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mdemanatee
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I'm going live to chat the Buccaneers (the book) on Youtube in approximately 30 minutes at 1 p.m. CST and would love to see anyone there (live or in the replay). Sorry for the short notice! I definitely forgot to post about it here ahead of time. https://www.youtube.com/live/-qrY5xc-ELc?si=VLkjWVC1YPHvUc2R

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mdemanatee
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I'm doing a readalong of the Buccaneers that will culminate in a Youtube Live next weekend. Last minute--but if you want to join or lurk I'd be happy to have you!

https://app.thestorygraph.com/readalongs/c2502714-de51-4677-bb8d-9deb1868a157

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RowReads1
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CrowCAH
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I like both of the novels mentioned!
Who has read this?
Anyone watch the 1995 mini series?
A new adaptation will be coming out soon in November 2023 on Apple TV+.

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AllDebooks
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#Whartonbuddyreads @Graywacke

Just spotted this first look at Appletv+ new series starting in November. I'll be watching 👀

https://www.apple.com/tv-pr/originals/the-buccaneers/

mcctrish 🙋🏻‍♀️ 1y
Graywacke How interesting! I think this was Wharton‘s last novel. Thanks for highlighting. 1y
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Lcsmcat Cool! This was unfinished at her death. I wonder how they finish it? 1y
AllDebooks @Lcsmcat it was. I wondered that too 1y
AllDebooks @Graywacke I thought it may be of interest. I love a good period drama, so looking forward to it 1y
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rachelk
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Lots of 1870‘s upper class drama and intrigue when young, beautiful, American girls invade the high society of an unsuspecting England. Wharton passed away before her novel was completed but Mainwaring did a good job finishing with Wharton‘s notes.

This should appeal to fans of ‘Pride & Prejudice‘ or ‘Downton Abbey‘.

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Riveted_Reader_Melissa
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Great advice from their governess!

tpixie 💕💕💕 5y
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Riveted_Reader_Melissa
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“Sometimes life seems like a match between oneself and one‘s gaolers. The gaolers, of course, are one‘s mistakes; and the question is, who‘ll hold out longest?”

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Riveted_Reader_Melissa
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Marion Mainwaring did an admirable job completing this unfinished Wharton tale, although I‘ll always wonder how Wharton might have twisted it still more herself. It‘s a tale of young beauties, ostracized by New York high society as “new money”, visiting London and taking the town by storm, and all the complications that arrive thereafter. The old prejudices, the allure of the new & fresh, and the clash of cultures all mix for a splendid novel.

Riveted_Reader_Melissa * I finally finished my last Wharton from last month‘s #AuthorAMonth, to late to count for that, but totally worth the time. 😉 5y
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BookishTrish
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Hiding out in the 7 year olds room to finish (ha! Make progress maybe) on this book from LAST Christmas so I can start on my TBR pile from THIS Christmas 🎄 #bookwormproblems #holidayedition

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BookishTrish
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Happy Sunday, #Littens #newdaynewbook

callielafleur Gorgeous 😍 7y
BookMaven407 Wow! 💕 7y
Cinfhen Great photo 7y
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BookishTrish
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Which one should I read next? #TBR

Julsmarshall I loved Uprooted! 7y
BarbaraJean Uprooted would be my pick! 7y
TheLibrarian Uprooted!!! 7y
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brilliantglow Uprooted! So amazing! 7y
brilliantglow Hahaha I just realized ever other comment was also a vote for Uprooted 7y
brilliantglow *every 7y
Tamra Can never go wrong with Wharton! 7y
Notafraidofwords Uprooted !!! 7y
JanJan Uprooted is so good! 7y
[DELETED] 57804897 Uprooted was sweet but Edith Wharton is a classic!! 7y
DaveNeufeld Player Piano 7y
ferskner I really liked The Buccaneers (and the gorgeous adaptation). 7y
[DELETED] 57804897 👍🏻 7y
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mdbstar12
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I've wanted to read this ever since watching the miniseries in high school, so I may have been predisposed to like this book, but I loved it! This gave me the same sort of, anglophile warmth as I Capture the Castle, but with an added dose of Wharton tragedy. It's a shame Wharton died before the novel could be completed but even the sort of 2/3 she finished stand on their own.

SaraFair Sounds awesome! 7y
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Not just one #richgirl, this novel features five, all being traded by their families for titles. #melodicmay @jenniferw88

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Tanner
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Day 5 #DressesOnCovers #ReadJanuary This was an interesting read - most of it written by Wharton but unfinished at her death. This edition was finished by someone else, based on the screenplay of the BBC miniseries. The endings of both have been heavily criticized but oh, those dresses! The book is posed on one of my own "fancy" dresses.

Reviewsbylola I read this years ago but barely remember it. 😢 8y
Tanner @Reviewsbylola Don't feel bad - I have a lot of books on my shelves that I know I read but I wouldn't be able to tell you what they're about! 8y
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BookishTrish
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One letter, four choices. Which should I read? The fourth is Mad Black Wheel.

BookishMarginalia I'm no help -- I say just go for whatever grabs you at the moment! 8y
quirkyreader I say go with the Edith Wharton. 8y
BookishTrish @quirkyreader That's definitely how I'm leaning 8y
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Bookreasons.com
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I have definitely dated this guy.

Sydsavvy Lol!!! 8y
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Angelle
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"...because London's London, and London life the most exciting and interesting in the world, and once you've got the soot and the fog in your veins you simply can't live without them; and all the poor hangers-on and left-overs know it as well as we do."

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