tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post1036100767909985004..comments2024-03-28T16:41:29.596-04:00Comments on The Duchess of Devonshire's Gossip Guide to the 18th Century: Book Review: Princesses The Six Daughters of George IIIHeather Carrollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03544318718074061879noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-50769660457110908042009-11-30T17:49:58.660-05:002009-11-30T17:49:58.660-05:00Absolutely! I always feel bad giving a bad review ...Absolutely! I always feel bad giving a bad review into a book that I most certainly couldn't write but that's how it is!Heather Carrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03544318718074061879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-44828624117078718812009-11-28T02:47:48.814-05:002009-11-28T02:47:48.814-05:00I'm glad to see that I am not the only person ...I'm glad to see that I am not the only person who found the bulk of the book boring. The fault is not in the writer but in the restricted, sometimes claustrophobic lives these women led. I found myself skipping through, reading the interesting bits and not making much effort to remember the rest.Nancy Ewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12116290968007398337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-10103287554008849492009-11-24T18:09:15.795-05:002009-11-24T18:09:15.795-05:00@Lucy I think George was pretty good at not playin...@Lucy I think George was pretty good at not playing favs with his daughters. He was distraught when they died prematurely though, as can be imagined.<br /><br />@Belle, You are very right! I found the bits about Caroline and especially Princess Charlotte the more interesting aspects of the book.Heather Carrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03544318718074061879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-68277855070261512682009-11-24T11:41:05.160-05:002009-11-24T11:41:05.160-05:00I think your review seemed accurate from what I he...I think your review seemed accurate from what I heard....:o) sounds like a opportunity for a Giveaway!Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06052080882886879580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-84242492882745593902009-11-24T11:05:22.696-05:002009-11-24T11:05:22.696-05:00I read this book a few years ago, when I was first...I read this book a few years ago, when I was first starting to get into the 18th century. Although I didn't realy have much trouble telling the girls apart (except for some reason, Elizabeth and Augusta. I stil cannot remember which one did what) I found it interesting enough as a biography, but I felt the length of it made it dryer than it would have been otherwise. By the halfway point I was working to keep reading. However, it layed such a nice groundwork for related history (George IV, Caroline of Brunswick, Princess Charlotte, the eventual birth and rise of Queen Victoria as well as all those little German countries) that I would recommend it just for that aspect. It was perfect for someone just starting to read about the 18th century, and has made so many books I've read since make more sense.Belle-Etoilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07049711327487646732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-80975242157851576032009-11-24T09:42:18.590-05:002009-11-24T09:42:18.590-05:00Great review Heather. I've been meaning to pic...Great review Heather. I've been meaning to pick up this book for a long time but I was daunted by how long it was. And I adore Flora Fraser's books. Joan Aiken Hodge does a great job in fewer pages in her book about Regency Women. Sophia is probably the most interesting for her affairs.Elizabeth Kerri Mahonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07763642809052430107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-48929838532084496672009-11-24T09:10:00.177-05:002009-11-24T09:10:00.177-05:00Thanks for the review Heather:) Although this fam...Thanks for the review Heather:) Although this family isn't my favourite either..I do have to say that it's one of those (probably due to their gift? of being so strange)I'm always so curious about them cause I never know what to expect (even in their ordinary life they were extreme). If you ask me, they were all pretty weird...<br />Did George really prefer his youngest daughter the best? Seems like he might have been different or maybe a little more lenient with her?Lucy https://www.blogger.com/profile/13600064401395449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-8869172374253373782009-11-24T08:50:01.638-05:002009-11-24T08:50:01.638-05:00I've never been 'in to' boring, so tha...I've never been 'in to' boring, so thanks for the review, Heather. I think I'll take a powder on this one.Paul Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09969557760934512569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-56492699531892225302009-11-24T07:05:34.864-05:002009-11-24T07:05:34.864-05:00In that case, I would highly recommend this book f...In that case, I would highly recommend this book for you!Heather Carrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03544318718074061879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-50156039974137088512009-11-24T04:48:54.615-05:002009-11-24T04:48:54.615-05:00Hmmm...I'm more interested in boring tidbits a...Hmmm...I'm more interested in boring tidbits and ordinary lives than great scandals and romances, so this might be right up my alley! And I've always wondered about George III's daughters.The Dreamstresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17897608732348842792noreply@blogger.com