I have never been a fan of Jane Austen. No, do not care for Mansfield Park, or Pride of Prejudice. Not a romantic 'comedy' fan of the British Regency Era.
Then again, Mansfield Park is pretty dark.
No, we have gotten hooked watching That Other Bennet Girl on Britbox.
A 10 episode show, again, a play off of Austen's Pride of Prejudice about the less attractive sister in the family. There were 5 sisters total in the Bennet family, no boys.
Of course, the show is all speculation and they probably consulted some Austen scholar and had them sign off on what Jane Austen may have actually wanted, if she had written such a book.
Yeah, another let's make stuff up....
That said, the show is pretty good. I am even hooked watching.
As I said, takes place in the Regency Era.
The Regency Period 1795-1837, was the time period that George III was at his craziness. ( He needed lithium)
Yes, same King George during the American Revolution.
Parliament declared George III unable to rule and appointed his heir, George, The Prince of Wales to appointed to fulfill royal duties.
Historically, for an Anglophile like myself, this is a fascinating time period.
Not not my favorite, as I love to read/study about Tudor-Stuart England, Victorian-Edwardian England and recently, pre-Norman 1066AD invasion England, the old Anglo-Saxons.
It was the time of Beau Brummel. AKA George Brummel, was a man who was the first dandy/fop of the time we would understand. Example Brummel would spend an hour a day just tying his tie.( caveat) Spent most of his £30,000 which was big money for this time, mostly on clothes. The men in the TV show all dress like Brummel.
It was the time of the "Wicked Brothers" All of the royal Princes were seen as either deviants, or cretins.
It is the time of Percy Shelly the Romantic poet, and his wife, Mary Shelly, who wrote Frankenstein. It was the time of Lord Byron, another poet, and you need at one time in your life read his biography, or at least watch the 4 part series on Byron on YouTube by historians Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook. Hell, I need to write a blog on Byron. Holland and Sandbrook call their show The Rest is History.
But back to the show.......It is the Number 1 rated show on Britbox right now and a new episode drops every week, and we are at 6 out of 10 being released at the moment. And I am not an Austen fan, nor a romance novel, Hallmark TV movie person, but so far, have enjoyed the show.
If you have the app, I suggest you give it a look. I myself am surprised at how much I have enjoyed the program.
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