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Another one is Rose Lerner's "Listen to the Moon". It's about a starchy valet and a happy-go-lucky maid who find themselves without jobs.
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I enjoyed the very down to earth Silas Marner. Again, fifty years newer than Austen. Maybe not a fair comparison. But anyway, I was just more interested in the more relatable issues in that novel compared to what seems like a bunch of rich whiners that Austen writes about.
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I like that one a lot. I haven't read a lot of Ibsen, as I don't read a lot of plays.
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I've read a few Shakespeare plays and A Streetcar Named Desire. Plays are better seen than read.
But the Ibsen play, maybe it was his writing, maybe the translation, but it was such a page turner. I haven't been able to see a live production of it here in the States. But I have watched a couple of film versions (those are also difficult to find over here). I do see the Jane Fonda version is available for
$2 on Prime Video. Can't remember if I've seen that one yet.
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Returning to Austen, I strongly recommend "Pride and Predators"...
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Not what you were referring to and sorry if I am ignoring your info to make my point. But Pride and Prejudice and Zombies was funny for about five minutes. I can't believe that became a cottage industry for a bit.