Spinsters Library | Stop spoilering classics already! [CC] @SpinstersLibrary | Uploaded November 2023 | Updated October 2024, 54 minutes ago.
A rant on the infuriating habit of publishers printing story spoilers in the introductions or blurbs to works of classic literature.
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A rant on the infuriating habit of publishers printing story spoilers in the introductions or blurbs to works of classic literature.
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![Stop spoilering classics already! [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/k3Qh-XjAo74/hqdefault.jpg "Stop spoilering classics already! [CC]
A rant on the infuriating habit of publishers printing story spoilers in the introductions or blurbs to works of classic literature.
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![My Ultimate Jane Austen Ranking (come at me, Mansfield Park fans) [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/k9VWtL-oIoA/hqdefault.jpg "My Ultimate Jane Austen Ranking (come at me, Mansfield Park fans) [CC]
My ranking of Jane Austens six novels, from the worst to the best. I am ready.
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TIME STAMPS:
0:00 Intro and spoiler warning
1:08 In sixth place...
3:48 In fifth place...
6:23 In fourth place...
9:13 In third place...
11:56 In second place...
16:21 In first place...
LINKS:
Where to start with Jane Austen: https://youtu.be/eMw1Zw8iyEk
I hated Mansfield Park, so I reread it: https://youtu.be/l7Pbx65C7vI
Tier ranking Jane Austens Romances: https://youtu.be/oL0xTaOqlSA
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![Jane Austen in Lockdown: The Myth of Domestic Isolation [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/kVUlxKNmQV4/hqdefault.jpg "Jane Austen in Lockdown: The Myth of Domestic Isolation [CC]
Many of us have felt a connection to Jane Austens characters in these times of staying at home and social distancing. But are Elizabeth Bennet and the other Austen heroines really role models for the isolation lifestyle?
LINKS:
Music in Pride and Prejudice: https://youtu.be/OdQcgKs7pyY
5 Bizarre Life Lessons from a Regency Governess: https://youtu.be/PF_hgcjK8jQ
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ARTICLES MENTIONED:
https://www.tatler.com/article/georgian-pasttimes-popular-in-lockdown
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/by-georgian-needlework-and-piano-keep-lockdown-lizzies-busy-fqqx35b6b
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/apr/30/sense-and-social-distancing-lockdown-has-given-me-a-newfound-affinity-with-jane-austens-heroines
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/12/20/jane-austen-perfect-novelist-getting-lockdown/
https://theconversation.com/sense-and-sensibility-in-a-time-of-coronavirus-vicarious-escape-with-jane-austen-142817
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That Kid in Fourth Grade Who Really Liked the Denver Broncos by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Laserdisc by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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![Fist Fights and Late Nights | The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett | Book Review [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/kfSmxZAFeJQ/hqdefault.jpg "Fist Fights and Late Nights | The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett | Book Review [CC]
My review for Dashiell Hammetts 1930 detective classic The Maltese Falcon, in which Sam Spade gets in a whole lot of scrapes.
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![Lady Susan by Jane Austen | Book Review (spoiler free) [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/l6zKcnuzJA0/hqdefault.jpg "Lady Susan by Jane Austen | Book Review (spoiler free) [CC]
My review of Jane Austens epistolary work Lady Susan, the most accomplished coquette in England.
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Jane Austen July 2019 Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1SPZJREHYE4XpQWalJoq1iciG5KiNwL2
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![Can we draw these book covers? (No.) [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/lGl6q_y-blQ/hqdefault.jpg "Can we draw these book covers? (No.) [CC]
In which Guest Spinster Robyn and I try to draw book covers based solely on the other describing them. It goes about as well as youre imagining right now.
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![Jane Austens Mansfield Park: Fan vs Hater [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/lQkyB2UtK9E/hqdefault.jpg "Jane Austens Mansfield Park: Fan vs Hater [CC]
A fan and a hater of Jane Austens Mansfield Park debate the flaws and merits of arguably her most controversial novel. Featuring Cathie Grimm from The Grimm Reader. Mind the spoilers!
Cathies channel: https://www.youtube.com/@thegrimmreader3649
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![Jane Austen July TBR | 2023 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/m0wIcs5kZjs/hqdefault.jpg "Jane Austen July TBR | 2023 [CC]
My TBR for Jane Austen July 2023. Open for book titles and links.
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BOOKS MENTIONED:
Jane Austen: Northanger Abbey
Jane Austen: Juvenilia
John Sutherland and Deirdre Le Faye: So You Think You Know Jane Austen?
Georgette Heyer: Lady of Quality
Catherine Sinclair: Modern Accomplishments
Mary Shelley: Frankenstein
LINKS:
The Jane Austen July Cohosts:
@BlatantlyBookish
@katiejlumsden
Katies announcement video with the links to where you can read Jane Austens juvenilia for free: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4ZCPSRPKxE
My Jane Austen ranking videos:
https://youtu.be/k9VWtL-oIoA
https://youtu.be/6SxRpvgasho
https://youtu.be/AHxvPIN4D7U
https://youtu.be/oL0xTaOqlSA
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![Behold! My new bookshelves! [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/mKZ_Erwj_Z8/hqdefault.jpg "Behold! My new bookshelves! [CC]
Finally after years of dithering I got over myself and bought some bookshelves. Here they are.
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![Silas Marner by George Eliot | Book Review [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/mSz-Uc8D8sg/hqdefault.jpg "Silas Marner by George Eliot | Book Review [CC]
My review of George Eliots novel Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe.
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