Following the success of ‘The Most Unconventional Pairings in Westeros,’ Her Ladyship digs into her own bookcase/DVD rack for some more hooking-up of odd couples. Arthur Kipps (The Woman in Black) and Amy Dorrit (Little Dorrit) Judging from the brief flashbacks to Arthur’s deceased wife in the film of The Woman in Black, Arthur has…
Tag: Wilkie Collins
The Moonstone: An Imaginary Cast List
Her Ladyship amuses herself by drawing up an entirely imaginary cast list for the BBC’s proposed new adaptation of The Moonstone, since they don’t look like they’re going to do it themselves any time soon. Franklin Blake A character capable of being both mortifyingly unconventional thanks to his cosmopolitan education (a fact that he strongly denies);…
Some musings on awesome characterisation in ‘The Moonstone’ by Wilkie Collins
It’s Rachel Verinder’s birthday, and the young lady has every reason to be delighted. It’s very likely that her quirky cousin Franklin Blake, who’s been staying for the last month, returns her newfound love for him and might soon propose to her. She has also inherited a pretty toy from her late, estranged uncle: an…
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