tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3264965526853735683.post4308539175168166309..comments2024-03-23T09:57:30.798+00:00Comments on The Review : Paula Reads: Book of the Month, The Jacobites' Apprentice by David Ebsworth - Sharon Bennett Connollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12041403536250826439noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3264965526853735683.post-70060140828575874532015-01-23T02:31:51.077+00:002015-01-23T02:31:51.077+00:00Ever since reading Outlander, my interest in Jacob...Ever since reading Outlander, my interest in Jacobites has grown.I like the recommendation to Dickens' fans. I got the complete Centennial Edition of Charles Dickens in 1970 and have read them all.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15096299164024429829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3264965526853735683.post-24047394898864299182015-01-23T02:28:11.086+00:002015-01-23T02:28:11.086+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15096299164024429829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3264965526853735683.post-78675339565094002682015-01-22T19:50:37.900+00:002015-01-22T19:50:37.900+00:00It sounds interesting. I've added it to my TBR...It sounds interesting. I've added it to my TBR list!Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16945873552728051258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3264965526853735683.post-87457976907024462212015-01-19T06:31:19.150+00:002015-01-19T06:31:19.150+00:00Thanks for this wonderfully detailed review, Paula...Thanks for this wonderfully detailed review, Paula, and glad you enjoyed it, though I apologise profusely for some of the vernacular language - it used to make me cringe too! But I'm happy to answer any questions, by the way. And funny that you mention the potential for TV drama and/or musical. As it happens, I also saw this as a 10-part TV series and still have the draft scripts for the first two episodes. When I was doing that, I realised how much "music" there is through the story and, most notably, the performance of "The Beggar's Opera" that forms the background to some of the early chapters. It was the vernacular language AND the music, I think, that caused an early reviewer to summarise the book as... "Deadwood meets Amadeus in 18th Century Manchester"David Ebsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13300994123884587847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3264965526853735683.post-89758510691041121332015-01-19T02:01:24.509+00:002015-01-19T02:01:24.509+00:00I love historical fiction. This sounds like a grea...I love historical fiction. This sounds like a great read and I would love to get a copy. Brennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01692084792788666781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3264965526853735683.post-58749825546450610242015-01-15T20:07:26.375+00:002015-01-15T20:07:26.375+00:00Yes sounds as if this novel is well researched. I ...Yes sounds as if this novel is well researched. I enjoy this period. Waverley by Sir Walter Scott is one of my favourite novels. Plenty of vernacular in Scott too!Carol McGrathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11072696398820339640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3264965526853735683.post-85515412266332711862015-01-15T09:13:02.453+00:002015-01-15T09:13:02.453+00:00A review to inspire the reading of _The Jacobites&...A review to inspire the reading of _The Jacobites' Apprentice_ A review which clearly demonstrates just why it is Paula's choice for January's Book of the Month. <br />Louiseruleauthorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03662370428583932577noreply@blogger.com