I had mixed feelings about this book. I could have lived without the rats and maggots! I liked the way the new labor laws turned the manor from “upstairs/downstairs“ into something that was somewhat more manageable and fair to all concerned.

#FurrowedMiddlebrowClub

@quietjenn, @Jess_Read_This @Kimzey @erzascarletbookgasm @catebutler @CarolynM @LeahBergen @batsy @Tamra @Cathythoughts @jlhammar @Ruthiella @Sparklemn @MrsK
@elkeOriginal @MrsK

I‘m not suggesting you have to choose. 🤣📚🍸 #ThinkPositiveBePositive

I can‘t believe she‘s gone. 💔 #queenelizabeth #overtherainbow

Melanie is getting through #childbirth with her usual #grace and the distraction of a good book.

Meanwhile, Scarlett is fervently wishing for the #breakdown of Melanie and Ashley‘s #marriage.

#multitasking #IndelibleMoments

I can‘t believe it‘s time to vote for our #FurrowedMiddlebrowClub January read already! Here are my candidates—two young ladies starting out in very different careers.

@quietjenn @Jess_Read_This @Kimzey @erzascarletbookgasm @catebutler @CarolynM @elkeOriginal @batsy @Tamra @Cathythoughts @jlhammar @Sparklemn @LeahBergen

Not in the Litsy database, but I don‘t want anyone to miss out on this. 😊 #PemberLittens #kindlefreebie #kindledeals #kindle

This is described as “Star Trek meets Jane Austen.” Two books in the series are free for #Kindle today. #kindledeal #ebook #PemberLittens

Sorry I‘m bit late for #SundayFunday

1. The Wizard of Oz 🌪🌈
2. Tagged!
3. A rainy day, with a cup of tea, a book, and my kitties. 😸

Thanks for the tag, @CrowCAH 😊 Tagging anyone who‘d like to play!

As an avid #MrsMaisel fan, I can‘t wait to read this #ARC about a stand-up comedian getting her start during WWII. She looks a bit like Midge to me. 😊

1. My mom, but my dad and both grandmothers were also big readers. When my brother and I were little, my dad always told us, “Books are our friends.” Obviously I‘ve taken that saying to heart. 😄
2. Not an author, but I buy almost every “new old” release from Furrowed Middlebrow.
3. Yes, we‘re reading the tagged book.

Tagging anyone who‘d like to play!

#WondrousWednesday

One of my favorite books as a kid. In this special edition, I found out #Betsy-Tacy author Maud Hart Lovelace had something to do with that.

She and her husband Delos encouraged Scott O‘Dell to write this for kids rather than adults, and to make other changes, based on their expert knowledge of the children‘s book market at that time.

Thanks for the tag @alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 😘 #AlphabetGame #LetterI

Tagging anyone who wants to play! 😊

Another of my favorites is a #kindledeal today. #kindle #ebook

One of my favorite books is on sale for #Kindle today. (Can‘t say I like the new cover, though.) #kindledeal #ebook

Another old favorite that I learned about from my mom. It‘s not very well known, but I think it‘s back in print now.

#AlphabetGame #LetterD

A wonderful time travel book. Thanks for the tag, @Andrew65 😊

Tagging anyone who‘d like to play.

#AlphabetGame #LetterC

Another chance to recommend one of my favorite series. Thanks for the tag @CrowCAH 😊

Wanna play, @peanutnine @Centique ?

#AlphabetGame #LetterB

One of my all-time favorites. 💚

Thanks for the tag, @Ann_Reads 😊 Have you played yet @UwannaPublishme @quietjenn ?

#AlphabetGame #LetterA

Cora corrects her father when he calls Titanic a mere #boat. #ArtfulAugust

1. I have a cute arrangement of cookbooks (with piggy bookends) on my kitchen counter.

2. My cats, wanting to be fed! 😹

Thanks for the tag @CrowCAH Tagging anyone who‘d like to play.

#Two4Tuesday

This was my first Stevenson, and I‘m not sure it was the best one to start with, though I did enjoy it. Another Litten likened it to propaganda, and I realized it reminded me of old WWII movies (although I enjoy some of those too).

@quietienn @CarolynM @Ruthiella @Cathythoughts @LeahBergen @Jess_Read_This @Tamra @batsy @Kimzey @erzascarletbookgasm @catebutler @elkeOriginal

#FurrowedMiddleBrowClub

Thank you so much, @CrowCAH for the lovely #200PnPCovers goodies! 😘

This is a book that would probably never have been on my radar if not for our #PersephoneClub. I loved it, even though it was indeed heartbreaking.

@LeahBergen @CarolynM @sparklemn @quietjenn @elkeoriginal @Cathythoughts

Now we finally know what the Queen carries in her handbag! 👑👜😂

A tribute to the Queen (and her little corgi, too) for her Platinum Jubilee! 👑

I‘ll never let go—of my books! 🤣

1. I definitely do not have a green thumb, so I‘m much better off enjoying other people‘s gardens.
2. See #1.
3. The tagged book, along with The Secret Garden.

Thanks for the tag, @Ddzmini 😊🌸🌼💐

Reading these three in May with #PemberLittens #FurrowedMiddleBrowClub
#ChildrensClassicRead2022

I adored the tagged book. It was like a #FurrowedMiddlebrow fairy tale.

I‘m behind on Jane Austen at Home (a lovely gift from @slightlyfoxed ) and “Scraps,” but hope to catch up soon. ⬇️

I have a book to finish for my IRL book club, plus I need to catch up on my #PemberLittens and #FurrowedMiddlebrowClub reads.

Happy Star Wars Day! Chewy got a permanent just for the occasion. 😂🌪🌈

The top two books are Tenant in two volumes, from a 12-volume Brontë set that was my mom‘s. The bottom edition I bought for the lovely Edmund Dulac illustrations.

#PemberLittens #chapteraday

Inspired by @LeahBergen I thought I would post some people on spines. 😊

Happy Birthday, Betsy! Maud Hart Lovelace was born 130 years ago today. At her fifth birthday party, she met her lifelong best friend Bick (aka Tacy), who gave her a little glass pitcher as a gift. #betsytacy

Wishing a very happy 96th birthday to Queen Elizabeth II! 🎂👑

The Wizard of Wildfell Hall??? 🤣 #PemberLittens

Happy Velociraptor Awareness Day! 😄🦕🦖

Happy Easter to all who celebrate! 🐣🐰

Posting a month-appropriate favorite, plus I‘m late in sharing my vintage copy of Four Gardens. #FurrowedMiddleBrowClub

I‘d love to #travel to Bath, take #walks in Jane‘s footsteps, and have #tea.

#200PnPcovers #PnPcovers

Lydia‘s weakness for #soldiers is her downfall.

#200PnPcovers #PnPcovers

Mr. Woodhouse‘s preoccupation with #sickness is how I first learned the word valetudinarian. No gruel for me, thanks! 😂

#200PnPcovers #PnPcovers

Joining in the #20in4 #Readathon hosted by @Andrew65

Continuing North & South and may try to get to The Other Bennet Sister, both with the #PemberLittens. But as a #moodreader, who knows what will happen?

Too many female #siblings and not enough suitable suitors. 😄

#200PnPcovers #PnPcovers

All the #parents (or at least Mrs. Bennet) in #Pride & #Prejudice want is for their daughters to receive #proposals from #rich men.

Catching up on #200PnPcovers #PnPcovers

Jane with some of her #novels.
#200PnPcovers #PnPcovers

Some delightful #music for your playlist! 🤣

#200PnPcovers #PnPcovers

An interesting chart from JASNA about the wealth of Austen‘s characters. Just in case Mr. Darcy wasn‘t already dreamy enough for you, he‘s also a billionaire. 😂

#money #200PnPcovers #PnPcovers

(Sorry it‘s a bit fuzzy; you can read the whole article here:
https://jasna.org/publications-2/persuasions-online/vol36no1/toran/?fbclid=IwAR1...

Finally Marianne got some sense and realized to whom she should be joined in #marriage.

#200PnPcovers #PnPcovers

Jane and her characters enjoyed both sending and receiving #mail.

#200PnPcovers #PnPcovers

Mr. Collins is always good for a laugh. #laughter

#200PnPcovers #PnPcovers

P. S @UwannaPublishme My mom and I used to joke that this book was about Barnabas Collins. (That was certainly the Mr. Collins we preferred. 😂🦇)