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The Marlows and others on Desert Island Discs

learnsslowly wrote in trennels Aug 30, 2015 20:46

Desert Island Discs would have been on the Home service/Radio 4 for the whole time the Marlows books are set. Which of the characters would be famous/interesting/ notable enough to be guests? What do you think they would chose as their luxury? What about their book? Which records would they chose? With the Marlows, there is the added advantage that ( Read more... )

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Evelyn Smith

jumpingpowder wrote in trennels Aug 17, 2015 11:37

I wondered if anyone else had read the school stories of Evelyn Smith, writing in the 1920s and someone Forest remembered reading though not one of her favourites? Lovely characterisation. They're republished and on kindle at the moment for £4 or so each. Seven Sisters at Queen Anne's has a few striking turns of phrase and themes which recur in ( Read more... )

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Girls Gone By

failedspinster wrote in trennels Jun 21, 2015 17:24

Girls Gone By is now on Twitter! Please can anyone on here who tweets show them some love? Username @girlsgoneby :)

"Marlows" is now a category on fanfiction net

learnsslowly wrote in trennels Jun 17, 2015 23:35

Apparently it will only appear publicly when stories are posted to it.

Thanks to Heliopause for suggesting I request it.

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How do you know you're in an Antonia Forest book?

jackmerlin wrote in trennels Jun 09, 2015 17:45

I had too much time to waste on the internet today and came across some 'how do you know you're in an author X book' so I thought we could do an AF one. So to start with ( Read more... )

Readthrough: The Players and the Rebels: Chapters 5-7

highfantastical wrote in trennels May 29, 2015 23:47

Thank you to lilliburlero for letting me have a crack at The Players and the Rebels!

( The Mirror up to Nature )

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Shakespeare's London

coughingbear wrote in trennels May 28, 2015 11:05

Just a quick post about a book on Shakespeare's London that I was told about last night, which might be of interest to readers of the Players books. The Guardian short review:

Part of the Arden Shakespeare series, this fascinating study argues that although Shakespeare rarely wrote about London - none of his plays is set in the city of his own ( Read more... )

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Peter's Room fan fic - grateful for feedback

failedspinster wrote in trennels May 22, 2015 21:22

First time poster here so please accept apologies in advance if this is breaking any rules. Below the cut you'll find my first ever piece of fan fiction, a short 600-word "deleted scene", if you like, from the end of chapter 9 of Peter's Room, when Nicola has realised that Patrick and Ginty are Gondalling without her. Feedback most welcome.

( A Falcon Mantling )

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Readthrough: The Player's Boy, Chapters 9-12

highfantastical wrote in trennels May 08, 2015 23:50

Thank you very much to lilliburlero for giving me the opportunity to guest-post this week -- the first two TPB recaps were fantastic and it's an honour to follow in her footsteps!

( Chapter 9: A Good Sprag Memory )

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Extant fic prompts

nnozomi wrote in trennels May 05, 2015 22:50

I have had great fun rounding up various fic prompts from the readthrough posts, which I include below (assuming I can remember how to do an LJ cut) for your amusement/use in upcoming prompt meme. Which seems not before time, judging from the sheer volume of these things, my goodness ( Read more... )

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