1 Dec 2011 01:29
Re: Trashy Novels
David Kastrup <dak <at> gnu.org>
2011-12-01 00:29:30 GMT
2011-12-01 00:29:30 GMT
<olafBuddenhagen <at> gmx.net> writes: > Hi, > > On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 11:18:40PM +0100, Graham Percival wrote: > >> Think of the question in marriage ceremonies: "if anybody knows of a >> reason why these two should not be wed, speak now or forever hold your >> peace.". >> >> Despite what one reads[1] in trashy romance novels, that question is >> mostly ceremonial -- nobody actually expects an objection. > > Trashy? Well, YMMV -- but "Jane Eyre" is firmly planted as one of the > two most famous English novelsHuh? Obviously "Wuthering Heights" would be one of those you'd consider more famous (runs in the family), but I don't think "Jane Eyre" can hold a candle regarding famosity to a number of novels, like "Vanity Fair", "Oliver Twist", "The Picture of Dorian Grey", "Pride and Prejudice" and so forth and so on. Even "Frankenstein" would likely ring a bell with more people than "Jane Eyre". -- -- David Kastrup

Huh? Obviously "Wuthering Heights" would be one of those you'd consider
more famous (runs in the family), but I don't think "Jane Eyre" can hold
a candle regarding famosity to a number of novels, like "Vanity Fair",
"Oliver Twist", "The Picture of Dorian Grey", "Pride and Prejudice" and
so forth and so on. Even "Frankenstein" would likely ring a bell with
more people than "Jane Eyre".
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