Poldark series novels
03-27-2020, 08:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Snooze2978
Have both series of Poldark on DVD. My sister told me about the original series back in the 70's I think. Funny thing about the newer series is the mean old judge is actually the actor that played the original Poldark back in the 70's. Collecting the books and audio books now.
Wow, I didn't know that! I just finished the first season of the original series (1975). Next time I get into my sewing room I will start the second one.
There was a Poldark movie in 1996, I watched on Amazon Prime. The movie covers the time frame in books 7 (The Angry Tide) and book 8 (The Stranger from the Sea).
The girl playing Clowance is the same actress from the Yellowstone tv series starring Kevin Costner.
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03-27-2020, 11:06 AM
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I've been going through books at my "normal" pace which is 2-3 per week. With my vision issues, I listen and so can sew and "read" at the same time. Also have several hours a night insomnia time to deal with.
Anyway, not quite the same but I really enjoyed Sara Donati's Wilderness series.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/...the_Wilderness
Some of the characters are based on James Fennimore Cooper's Last of the Mohicans/Leatherstocking tales. More "historical fiction" but skates pretty close to "historical romance" or maybe crosses the line...
Years ago when I was still able to read for pleasure I'd give myself themes for the year, one year it was "Movies that starred Daniel Day Lewis but were originally books". Not so much a fan of Cooper's writing style, every sentence was 123 words long with 26 punctuation marks! But they are interesting stories and I often get attached to characters and wonder what happened next. Others in that year were The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton -- mostly known for her Gilded Age novels I read a biography and found out that the series Bewitched was loosely based on one of her short stories! I know there was also The Unbearable Lightness of Being and a couple others that year too.
For grittier and also on PBS sorts of things is Bernard Cornwell. Best known for his Sharpe series (set in Napleonic war), but I like the Saxon Stories which has been adapted for TV as The Last Kingdom.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Cornwell
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_La...dom_(TV_series)
Anyway, not quite the same but I really enjoyed Sara Donati's Wilderness series.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/...the_Wilderness
Some of the characters are based on James Fennimore Cooper's Last of the Mohicans/Leatherstocking tales. More "historical fiction" but skates pretty close to "historical romance" or maybe crosses the line...
Years ago when I was still able to read for pleasure I'd give myself themes for the year, one year it was "Movies that starred Daniel Day Lewis but were originally books". Not so much a fan of Cooper's writing style, every sentence was 123 words long with 26 punctuation marks! But they are interesting stories and I often get attached to characters and wonder what happened next. Others in that year were The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton -- mostly known for her Gilded Age novels I read a biography and found out that the series Bewitched was loosely based on one of her short stories! I know there was also The Unbearable Lightness of Being and a couple others that year too.
For grittier and also on PBS sorts of things is Bernard Cornwell. Best known for his Sharpe series (set in Napleonic war), but I like the Saxon Stories which has been adapted for TV as The Last Kingdom.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Cornwell
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_La...dom_(TV_series)
04-01-2020, 04:47 AM
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I was wondering if anyone else was watching or reading this series. I started a few weeks ago and really like it. Times such as they are I thought it would be a good time to order the books. So glad to hear others are interested and liking this series. Going to Amazon now to order it.
