tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-618662835458105757.post5610821957446020119..comments2023-09-03T02:13:51.179-07:00Comments on Victorian Scribbles: Robert Louis Stevenson, A World SoulElizabeth Varadan, Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01708206753256682635noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-618662835458105757.post-44990766978895794682013-07-18T06:10:43.579-07:002013-07-18T06:10:43.579-07:00Hi, D. G. Glad you found my blog and are following...Hi, D. G. Glad you found my blog and are following it. I've started following yours, too.<br />Elizabeth Varadan, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01708206753256682635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-618662835458105757.post-13241426828924134002013-07-17T08:25:13.646-07:002013-07-17T08:25:13.646-07:00I like things Victorian, and am now your latest fo...I like things Victorian, and am now your latest follower. Nice to meet you.<br /><br />Thanks for visiting my blog. Hope you'll stop by again. I frequently have posts on Paris, and have several tabs at the top of my blogpage with more pics and history on the city and its people.D.G. Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213237734772028645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-618662835458105757.post-31965709405645575332013-07-07T14:13:30.841-07:002013-07-07T14:13:30.841-07:00If your kids are 10 or older, I'm sure they wi...If your kids are 10 or older, I'm sure they will like his stories a lot. So much adventure packed in!<br />Elizabeth Varadan, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01708206753256682635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-618662835458105757.post-55300074521783238472013-07-05T15:49:54.890-07:002013-07-05T15:49:54.890-07:00I LOVE RLS. Now, I'll have to pull out his wor...I LOVE RLS. Now, I'll have to pull out his work to revisit. It's been a long time since I read him, and my kids are about the right age to discover him. Thanks for the reminder of this great author!Sylvia Neyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09700149683391617521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-618662835458105757.post-14320247274052779322013-07-04T10:51:30.253-07:002013-07-04T10:51:30.253-07:00So true, Lynda. "Pirates" and "pira...So true, Lynda. "Pirates" and "piracy" sound so distant, but those cutlasses were real, and they didn't do pretty work. Elizabeth Varadan, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01708206753256682635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-618662835458105757.post-23573697710205066412013-07-03T22:18:35.065-07:002013-07-03T22:18:35.065-07:00I've not acutally read Treasure Island, but I ...I've not acutally read Treasure Island, but I find it amusing you think it's no more bloodthirsty than today's YA. We often mistakenly think the bygone eras were gentler times.Lynda R Young as Elle Cardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09975442291393246148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-618662835458105757.post-48890544376567847392013-06-29T22:34:33.431-07:002013-06-29T22:34:33.431-07:00Hi, Wendy, thanks for stopping by. I've seen a...Hi, Wendy, thanks for stopping by. I've seen about three different movie versions of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, but never read the story. Now that my appreciation for his writing is sharpened, I'll have to go read it. Thanks for the reminder.Elizabeth Varadan, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01708206753256682635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-618662835458105757.post-71801547019054358512013-06-29T15:54:52.952-07:002013-06-29T15:54:52.952-07:00I read Treasure Island, and loved it too. Also enj...I read Treasure Island, and loved it too. Also enjoyed the Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Excellent stories. Brilliant author. Just Wendy https://www.blogger.com/profile/05268645629027109282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-618662835458105757.post-5322609434603426062013-06-29T09:03:02.395-07:002013-06-29T09:03:02.395-07:00Hi, Optimistic, I'm glad it affects you that w...Hi, Optimistic, I'm glad it affects you that way. More and more I'm discovering these Victorian era authors really knew how to write! Treasure Island is such a good story.Elizabeth Varadan, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01708206753256682635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-618662835458105757.post-65943240995263696222013-06-29T08:05:36.970-07:002013-06-29T08:05:36.970-07:00What a wonderful post. Makes me want to read some ...What a wonderful post. Makes me want to read some classic Treasure Island :-)Optimistic Existentialisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11507986337866049924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-618662835458105757.post-21975219004655592542013-06-28T22:47:29.528-07:002013-06-28T22:47:29.528-07:00Hi, Sharon, I remember in Kindergarten one of the ...Hi, Sharon, I remember in Kindergarten one of the teachers had us memorize "The Swing" from A Child's Garden of Verses. I didn't read Treasure Island or Kidnapped until I was an adult (as a teen I was into historical romances about English Kings and Queens.) Discovering Stevenson's novels was a real treat.Elizabeth Varadan, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01708206753256682635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-618662835458105757.post-19472519500544266082013-06-28T11:13:33.247-07:002013-06-28T11:13:33.247-07:00Thanks for renewing my interest in this author. Ha...Thanks for renewing my interest in this author. Had forgotten A Child's Garden of Verses. My g-grandmother read these to me as a girl. Later read Treasure Island and Kidnapped. Sharon Himslhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08835934582653243661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-618662835458105757.post-16580803695426362592013-06-27T13:02:50.205-07:002013-06-27T13:02:50.205-07:00Theresa, I'm thinking you must have read it be...Theresa, I'm thinking you must have read it before as a reader. Reading it now as a writer really makes one really appreciate his wonderful ability to tell a tale.Elizabeth Varadan, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01708206753256682635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-618662835458105757.post-78630983316571211682013-06-27T10:07:41.548-07:002013-06-27T10:07:41.548-07:00Thanks for telling me more about RLS. I should pic...Thanks for telling me more about RLS. I should pick up Treasure Island again. Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.com