The adventures of an 18th century imagination, located in Northern Europe formerly ruled over by joint rulers Duke Karl Frederick and Duchess Liv.Not to mention the American colony of Ny Tradgardland the 17th century Colony of New Tradgardstadt and the newly restored territory of the Shetland Isles. Featuring a supporting bill of gaming in a diversity of times,places and scales.Hopefully something to interest all who pop by...
Saturday, 23 May 2015
A good watch
On a sunny morning in the Duchy I have just finished watching a splendid new drama (?) on BBC one,but more of that anon. Have you ever tried to get into a novel and try again and again only to discard it? This happened to me with "Johnathon Strange and Mr Norrel" which in the end I passed onto a charity shop and thought no more upon the matter.Until now that is when I gave the tv adaption a go and found it excellent.Who knows I may try the book one day...
I did enjoy the book, the way it was presented as fact gave one a feeling of somehow having missed the fact that magicians and faeries helped change the course of the Peninsula war (if I remember correctly). Must try the TV series out.
ReplyDeleteI watched the first episode and I think I'll probably watch another as there seemed to be some potential of a good series in there somewhere.
ReplyDeleteI couldn't get into the book either. Haven't seen anything about a TV series.
ReplyDeleteIts on BBC 1 in the uk,can you get iplayer where you are on the Internet?
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