Did anybody watch the first part of Tess of The D'urbervilles the other night? I liked it.As much as I like to mock period dramas, I'm always very happy when there's one on the ABC on a Sunday night. There's something strangely relaxing and enjoyable about their slow, drawn out, predictable, frustrating, swoony, polite, annoyingness.
I have a soft spot for this story too. A year before he died, my grandad gave me a Thomas Hardy collection, with Tess of The D'urbervilles in it. The book is precious to me, but I've actually not read anything from it yet, even though I've had it for 15 years. Maybe I will soon.
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I saw it! Loved it too. It seems a lot of friends had to study the text in the HSC, but I missed out. Probably a good thing, as most forced studied texts are often never enjoyed again.
And it was great to see you plugging this one Ben, I must admit I winced when I saw your post, given your other posts on period dramas!
Maybe I'm softening in my old age.
This is a favorite of my Aunt's, but I haven't watched it yet, will for sure have to get it from her to see.
Cool- it's a new BBC one, not sure if it's in the shops yet.
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