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I find it interesting in the last few books how often the author refers to people or places as Mr. W____ or the streets of L____
I wonder why that is??

Maybe this is just in my copy of the book, but I have seen it before in P&P and Oliver, where the author doesn't write out the whole word, but almost insinuates the location, with out actually calling it "London". In P&P I think it was the armies regiment that was refered to this way.

I don't understand what you are bringing up?

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Well I read a little bit about Charlotte Bronte. Wow she had a hard life. She wasn't one of those gals in P & P that got married off. I'm sure this book is going to be self-reflective. (I got that term down now).

So far all these books have real sad parts. Not a "feel good" book. I know Oliver found his way to happiness, but there is a lot of heartache inbetween. I'm starting to think that this time period in Britian was a sad one. Britian was extremely powerful at that time in the world. What happened? Maybe too concerned about the global situation instead of the homefront hmmmm?

I think Bronte is easier to read than Dickens. I am reading a book published in 1943. It has a forward in it by Bronte signed as 'Currer Bell', with Bronte in ( ) beneath it. she quotes moby Dick and makes allusions o some of the characters in THAT book. cool, since we read it next.
i wondered about the thing you mentioned, seeing Mrs. _____-, ec. i thought the aauthor was probably referring to a real person or place and did not want to get into trouble for being specific, yet wants the reader to know it is a specific place or event.

I think that it is interesting that you think Bronte is easier than Dickens, I was thinking just the oposite. I think that Bronte is difficult, and found that I had no trouble just flying through Dickens, but this is quite a bit slower for me.

Good point about JE being easier to read. I agree.