#anthony wickham

[curiousb]

The Bertram Family Album: Volume X

It's a long while since we've visited the Bertrams, so let's see what they're up to.

We're just in time to catch a touching moment between father and son. Edmund found the news of the unexpected demise (aged only 60, in my game years) of his contemporary, George Knightley, to be rather sobering, but William tries to reassure his dad that he's going to be around for a good while longer yet.

Although the Bertrams aren’t really party people, it's pretty much open-house for friends and family to drop round whenever they like.

Theophilus in particular has quite a collection of chums, including Anthony,

...Giles,

...and his cousin Francesca.

William, being a caring, but Shy lad, prefers hanging out with childhood pal Boo,

...dancing self-consciously, even when he's alone,

...or immersing himself in his favourite culinary pursuits. He clearly still needs a bit of practice with a chopping knife though.

Doofus Boo also still has a lot to learn. After all these years, he still hasn't figured out that the sofa is not an acceptable place to pee.

He's so good-natured though that no one has the heart to be too hard on him, especially not Fanny.

[your3fundamentaltruths]

turn around, bright eyes — XXII

Forty-eight hours ago, he could not have imagined himself agreeing to break bread with the brother who had abandoned him.

But they have been a most enlightening forty-eight hours.

Read on AO3.

[abridgerton]

My Duty, My Honor {Reader x Anthony}

Part 1/?

Word Count: 1.5k+

Triggers: Kissing, suggestive talk, forced marriage

Summary: Lily Wickham was caught with Anthony in a secret rondevouz in the garden, leaving her and the rakinsh Viscount no choice but to get married - even if she detests him.

A/N: Hello! I adore writing for Anthony, and I particularly like where this story is going - so please, if you enjoy reading this, please let me know that it would be worth writing a part two!

~ Sometimes, when I close my eyes I can imagine myself in a world where I am free; someplace where I am not bound to my duty or my family. To love freely with whom I choose - to find happiness in my other half. Oh, I long for the day I find romance and acceptance; for the first time in my life I shall know joy ~

My hopeful dreams of a love match have disappeared entirely as of last night. The Viscount Bridgerton asked for my hand in marriage two twilights ago, and upon the insistence of my mother, I accepted.

When I was a young girl I entertained myself with fantasies of my prince charming - a gallant man who would sweep me off my feet and carry me into the sunset; a man who was decorated with manners and grace, a man who I would be proud to father my children. Viscount Bridgerton is far from what I had in mind. Perhaps my disdain for him stems from the wild cowlick hair that stands up off the back of his head, or that annoying purr in his voice when he speaks.

"Lydia," he panted in agony, "we should not be here..." His shimmering green eyes momentarially connected with mine, as he ran his devilishly dark irises along the length of my body - up and down before landing on my lips, and planting a soft kiss. I have never known such bliss, or such rebellion. Something about the impertinence made him so .. exciting. Anthony was the forbidden fruit, and I could not help but take a bite.

"Something about his arrogant countenance displeases me," I thought as I sat near the foot of my bed, staring at the gold trimmed white wall in front of me. To my right, on the nearby wall sat my families tapistry, woven from the finest gold, green, and red threads my ancient family could source. It displayed my families crest - an ornate display of leopards and snakes intertwining a large shield engraved with the family name, Wickham.

This tapestry was purposefully placed in my chambers as a permanent reminder of my duty to the family. No matter the circumstance, it is my duty to populate my family line - and I must do so by marrying well. As far as Viscount Bridgerton goes, he is head of the wealthiest estate in the county. Though I disapprove of him, I cannot deny the advantages of giving him my hand - a sizeable dowry for my future daughters, a place in society, an esate to own; oh, this life would be any womans dream.

Sometimes , late at night when I'm alone , I envision myself as Viscountess and head woman of the Bridgerton house; I will not jest, the idea of such prestige is a pleasant one. The union would bring me a new wardrobe, fine carriages, and luxury beyond anything I have ever known.

Marriage to this rakish man is my one chance of living in such splendor. Why must it he him that I marry? Why could Colin have not been first born? Or Benedict? Why Anthony?

I would rather resign my life away to an artist or a nomad than a man of such disgusting hubris. Nonetheless, I am the first born daughter of my family, and thus I must secure my position. After all, I will be the one responsible for paying their dowries and assimilating them into society.

What a terrible burden.

"Madam?" My ladies maid loudly called out from behind my chamber room door, "it is time to be dressed."

"Already?" panic resounded through my head, "I'm not ready..."

Despite my internal doubts, I beckoned my ladies maid to join me. As she entered the room, I noticed an emerald green silk gown with silver embellishments sprawled across her arms. I had never seen this gown before, a genuine suprise to me.

"Where did you get this?" I asked the ladies maid in an accusatory tone.

She waited to respond, continuing to lay the wrinkles out on the dress - but after a few beats she met my eyes for a moment, "It was picked up today from the modiste," she answered in a flat tone, "I'm told it was a rush order."

This response was shocking at first, for I did not know my mother was already arranging my marriage wardrobe. It is true - the Viscount and I had a whirlwind romance; it had not even been two weeks after we met that we were declared to be married. It had all happened so quickly that night in the garden ...

I remember the way his fair skin shone in the ambient starlight - his radience illuminating the vines around the garden wall - and the way the flowers around us smelled after the fresh rain that evening. He bewitched me with just one flash of that charming smile, just one glance with him was enough to break down my walls and give myself to him. "You are utterly breathtaking," he whispered into my ear, the heat of his breath warming the full of my lips, "I cannot control myself ..." Even the memory was intoxicating - ruining my head all over again.

It was only a kiss. Just one.

Thats all it took.

Now I will be Viscountess Bridgerton - what a terrifying thought.

I wish so terribly that Mrs. Featherington had not been out for a promenade that night. I wish we would have chosen the library, or the closet, or anywhere more discreet ... but the garden? What were we, animals?

My daydreaming was swiftly interrupted once again by a hughty womans voice, "Ma'am" my maid beckoned, "we really must begin.."

I loudly huffed, forced to remember that my time is never truly my own. "Right," I replied, "we must be going soon." She nodded with me in agreement.

With a heavy sigh, I positioned myself in front of my bed post, and grabbed hold-

"Breathe out!" my maid shouted, "Suck in!" she barked, and I did as I was told. She pulled the laces tighter, and tighter around my chest until I was sure my ribs would snap. What would society say then? Would they say I was unfit to marry due to injury? Perhaps I could befall some tradgedy, so I may spare Anthony and I the impending disaster of this match ...

-she began to work on my hair. I watched as she pinned my long stands of platinum blonde hair into an updo upon the crown of my head. She separated thin locks of my hair into tight spirals, exposing the back of my neck and freeing my shoulders from the weight of my hair. As I looked at myself in the mirror, I could see the uncertainty written across my features as plain as day. What if he changed his mind and left me jilted? What if we truly were miserable together? Would I be able to love him?

Ouch! I gasped as my maid mistakingly nicked my scalp with a starp hairpin. She immediately recoiled and appologized, "Oh, I'm so sorry! I did not mean to be so careless-"

I met her eyes in the mirror and cut her off, "It's fine, Mary," I let out a small exhale and looked down at the wooden floor below by vanity, "just continue, please." Mary nodded and swifty began pinning my hair again.

I hate the fuss and the frills and the dancing that is expected of a lady. Its all so ... dramatic! Why should I be forced to ready myself for hours to be considered presentable to society? Why should I not be given the privilege of skipping out on events of the ton like my brothers?

As much as these questions bothered me, I could not focus on them for too long. Mary had finished my hair and powder, which meant I was officially ready to be transported. Mary placed her hand gently on my right shoulder - just next to the lace trimming of my dress, and spoke, "M'lady, its time." I rose from my chair with a grim expression and began straigntening out the front of my dress.

I could not let the Viscount see me in such a distressed state.

"One. Two. Three," I counted slowly, "inhale, exhale .."

"Okay," I said to Mary, "I think I'm ready."

She turned to me and smiled with her dark lips curled into a delicate smirk and her eyebrows tightly drawn. Perhaps she saw the desprate look on my face, or the small bead of sweat forming on my brow, because she felt the need to remind me of my duty.

"You know what you must do," Mary whispered as she grabbed my hands, "you know what must be done."

Her words awoke something in me - something dutiful and ancient. Like my mother, and her mother, and back and back and back, I would marry well and secure my position for my future children.

Though these things were true, I might as well have been walking to the gallows. This was the end of my feedom; my secret horseback rides at dawn, lonesome walks into town, silent nights - these would all be stolen from me within the confines of marriage. My life would never be my own.

One stolen moment in the garden left me bound to a man I could not detest more. The heavens must be frowning upon be in this moment.

[diceriadelluntore]

Storia Di Musica #293 - The Waterboys, Fisherman's Blues, 1988

And I am the Water Boy\The real game’s not over here. Nel 1973 Lou Reed pubblica Berlin, album seminale, oscuro, profondissimo e nella canzone The Kids compare il verso che ho appena scritto. Sarà lo spirito scozzese, così abituato alla poetica e selvaggia bellezza di quella terra, ma come per la vicenda dei Deacon Blue quel verso diviene una scheggia di passione che colpisce lo spirito di un giovane ragazzo di Edimburgo, che si appassiona alla musica. La capitale scozzese è tutt’altra città rispetto a Glasgow e ha dei particolari piuttosto noti a noi, dato che è attraversata da un fiume (anzi sorge all'insenatura (firth) creata dall'estuario del fiume Forth) e si sviluppa su sette colli (Arthur’s Seat, Calton Hill, Castle Rock, Corstorphine Hill, BVarids Hill, Blackford Hill, Craiglockhart Hill). Mike Scott è un poeta e cantante di Edimburgo, che per un po’ di tempo vive a Ayr, sulla costa occidentale della Scozia. Nel 1977 fonda una fanzine, una rivista autoprodotta dedicata ai propri idoli musicali, e il titolo, Jungleland, porta subito a pensare a Springsteen, Dylan, l’astro nascente in quegli anni Patti Smith. Istrionico, fonda un gruppo, gli Another Pretty Face e una etichetta discografica, la Chicken Jazz, che subito viene acquistata dalla Virgin di Richard Branson, che vedrà in questo ragazzo del potenziale altissimo, e non sbaglierà, dato che Scott sarà personaggio dai complessi risvolti e una delle figure più interessanti del panorama musicale degli anni ’80. Dopo varie esperienze, tra cui delle serate con Lenny Kane a New York, torna in Inghilterra e decide che chiamerà il suo gruppo The Waterboys proprio in omaggio alla canzone di Lou Reed.

Eppure musicalmente ci sono delle profonde differenze rispetto a quel disco mitico: Scott è affascinato da una certa idea di folk con contaminazioni rock, già fatta da gruppi leggendari come i Fairport Convention di Richard Thompson negli anni ' 60 e ’70. Il primo nucleo dei The Waterboys era composto dal sassofonista Anthony Thistlethwaite, Norman Rodger al basso, Karl Wallinger alle tastiere, Preston Heyman alla batteria oltre a Scott che suona la chitarra, il mandolino e altri strumenti. Con questa formazione si presentano ad una famosa Peel Session nel 1983 alla BBC, dove suonano il loro primo successo, A Girl Called Johnny, brano tributo a Patti Smith che entrerà a far parte nel luglio dello stesso anno di The Waterboys: già c’è la miscela interessantissima di musica in bilico tra folk e rock, equidistante da Van Morrison e dal rock epico post new wave. Più rock è A Pagan Place, del 1984, famoso per un brano, Church Not Made With Hands. Scott è ancora alle prese con una sua definizione di musica, anzi di una “big music”, che si leghi sia alla tradizione, ma che abbia un tocco personale unico e distintivo. Si ritira ai Park Gates Studio di Hastings, celebre luogo di una battaglia, ed inizia a pensare alla sua visione della musica, che parte sempre dal misticismo caledonico di Van Morrison ma stavolta vira con decisione verse le tinte fosche dei Velvet Underground, fino alla musica minimale (Scott dichiarerà di essersi ispirato a Steve Reich). This Is The Sea (1985) seppur con brani registrati in presa diretta, è un sottile gioco di strumenti e voci sovrapposte, in una rielaborazione in chiave celtica del wall of sound spectoresco, con l’aggiunta di testi profondissimi, che affascinarono un’intera generazione di musicisti. Il risultato è splendido. Ma Scott è tipo lunatico e quando sembra sul punto di spiccare definitivamente il volo, si prende una nuova lunga pausa dove, spostandosi a Dublino, inizia a rielaborare i suoi capisaldi. Si tuffa nella musica popolare e tradizionale di Scozia e Irlanda, e con l’aiuto di nuovi innesti, centrale quello di Steve Wickham al violino, nel 1988 pubblica il capolavoro atteso, uno dei dischi più belli degli anni 80.

Fisherman’s Blues è un album folk, ma che dalla tradizione si muove con estrema eleganza verso sonorità fresche, nuove, in un connubio che solo la genialità di Scott poteva costruire. L’apertura con la title track già da sola è euforia e classe, come la lunga e ipnotica We Will Not Be Lovers, tutta giocata su un riff di violini (canzone iconica). Le onde dell’oceano, le colline verdi, i muretti di pietra a delimitare i pascoli, i colori selvaggi e accesi sono sempre lì, tra una strepitosa cover di Sweet Thing di Van Morrison (da Astral Week) e addirittura il folk politico di This Land Is Your Land di Woody Guthrie. La musica da pub irlandese esplode nella stupenda And A Bag On The Ear (che è l’equivalente irlandese per un bacio sulla guancia italiano) che parla di un amore nato sui banchi di scuola. E come non adorare il sottile andare di When Will We Be Married. Se non si è ancora sazi di colline verdi smeraldo, atmosfere con l’odore tostato di birra stout, dell’affumicato di un single malt torbato e di semi di lino da sgranocchiare, c’è il colpo di grazia: un duetto tra Scott e Tomás Mac Eoin, uno dei più famosi cantanti di Sean-nós, che è un particolare stile di canto gaelico irlandese, che recitano e cantano William Butler Yeats nella indimenticabile The Stolen Child. Scott registrò così tanto materiale che solo nel 2006 ripubblicò l’album con la sua intera idea, che comprendeva ancora cover di Dylan, traditional e altre piccole meraviglie (tipo Let Me Feel Holy Again o l’altrettanto strepitosa You In The Sky). Scott, chiamato da attese spasmodiche, ritornò con lo stesso stile musicale nel 1990 con Room To Roam, che nei piani del cantante, risponde appieno all'attuale percorso musicale, che in onore al traditional The Raggle Taggle Gypsy Scott definisce raggle taggle music. Poi, inaspettatamente, virò verso un suono quasi hard rock (Dream Harder, nome omen, del 1993). E dopo una virata così inaspettata, ecco che, nella sua migliore tradizione personale, scioglie il gruppo e si prende l’ennesima e stavolta davvero lunghissima pausa, un decennio fino al 2000 quando ritorna a scrivere insieme ad altri musicisti nuovi capitoli di una saga nata 20 anni prima. Un geniale lunatico.

[rockislandadultreads]

Book Recommendations: For Fans of… Knives Out 

Did you enjoy the newest Knives Out mystery, Glass Onion? Here are some read-alikes you may enjoy!

Secrets of the Nile by Tasha Alexander 

Lord Bertram Deeley, a renowned amateur British collector of antiquities is entertaining his closest friends at a lavish cruise up the Nile to his home at Luxor when he suddenly collapses after offering a welcome toast, a victim of the lethal poison cyanide. Who amongst this group of his nearest and dearest would want to kill their generous host: an archeologist whose dig Deeley was funding until he suddenly withdrew support? A powerful politician whose career Deeley had secretly destroyed? A dyspeptic aristocratic English spinster whose hired travelling companion seems determined to protect her employer? Or even the formidable Mrs. Hargreaves, Lady Emily’s mother-in-law, who may have spurned the advances of Lord Deeley when they were both younger? A key clue may lie with several ancient ushabtis, exquisite three-thousand-year-old sculptures that played a role in yet another murder in Ancient Egypt, a crime with a very real link to Lord Deeley’s death. Lady Emily and Colin gather their suspects together to reveal the identity of a killer whose motive is as shocking as it is brilliant.

This is the 16th volume in the “Lady Emily Ashton Mysteries” series. 

The Department of Sensitive Crimes by Alexander McCall Smith 

In the Swedish criminal justice system, certain cases are considered especially strange and difficult - the dedicated detectives who investigate these crimes are members of an elite squad known as the Sensitive Crimes Division. These are their stories.

The first case: the small matter of a man stabbed in the back of the knee. Who would perpetrate such a crime and why? Next: a young woman's imaginary boyfriend goes missing. But how on earth do you search for someone who doesn't exist? And in the final investigation: eerie secrets that are revealed under a full moon may not seem so supernatural in the light of day. No case is too unusual, too complicated, or too, well insignificant for this squad to solve.

The team: Ulf “the Wolf” Varg, the top dog, thoughtful and diligent; Anna Bengsdotter, who's in love with Varg's car (and possibly Varg too); Carl Holgersson, who likes nothing more than filling out paperwork; and Erik Nykvist, who is deeply committed to fly fishing.

This is the first volume in the “Detective Varg” series.

The Murder of Mr. Wickham by Claudia Gray 

The happily married Mr. Knightley and Emma are throwing a house party, bringing together distant relatives and new acquaintances - characters beloved by Jane Austen fans. Definitely not invited is Mr. Wickham, whose latest financial scheme has netted him an even broader array of enemies. As tempers flare and secrets are revealed, it’s clear that everyone would be happier if Mr. Wickham got his comeuppance. Yet they’re all shocked when Wickham turns up murdered - except, of course, for the killer hidden in their midst.

Nearly everyone at the house party is a suspect, so it falls to the party’s two youngest guests to solve the mystery: Juliet Tilney, the smart and resourceful daughter of Catherine and Henry, eager for adventure beyond Northanger Abbey; and Jonathan Darcy, the Darcys’ eldest son, whose adherence to propriety makes his father seem almost relaxed. The unlikely pair must put aside their own poor first impressions and uncover the guilty party - before an innocent person is sentenced to hang.

Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz 

Alan Conway is a bestselling crime writer. His editor, Susan Ryeland, has worked with him for years, and she's intimately familiar with his detective, Atticus Pünd, who solves mysteries disturbing sleepy English villages. Alan's traditional formula pays homage to queens of classic British crime such as Agatha Christie and Dorothy Sayers. It's proved hugely successful. So successful that Susan must continue to put up with his troubling behavior if she wants to keep her job.

When Susan receives Alan's latest manuscript, in which Atticus Pünd investigates a murder at Pye Hall, an English manor house, she has no reason to think it will be any different from the others. There will be dead bodies, a cast of intriguing suspects, and plenty of red herrings and clues. But the more Susan reads, the more she’s realizes that there's another story hidden in the pages of the manuscript - one of ambition, jealousy, and greed - and that soon it will lead to murder.

This is the first volume in the “Susan Ryeland” series. 

The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley

During the languid days of the Christmas break, a group of thirtysomething friends from Oxford meet to welcome in the New Year together, a tradition they began as students ten years ago. For this vacation, they’ve chosen an idyllic and isolated estate in the Scottish Highlands - the perfect place to get away and unwind by themselves. They arrive on December 30th, just before a historic blizzard seals the lodge off from the outside world.

Two days later, on New Year’s Day, one of them is dead.

The trip began innocently enough: admiring the stunning if foreboding scenery, champagne in front of a crackling fire, and reminiscences about the past. But after a decade, the weight of secret resentments has grown too heavy for the group’s tenuous nostalgia to bear. Amid the boisterous revelry of New Year’s Eve, the cord holding them together snaps. Now one of them is dead... and another of them did it. Keep your friends close, the old adage goes. But just how close is too close?

[conquerthenight]

Lydia de Winter headcanons sorted by the all the AU’s of Say My Name I’ve written.

TW: Discussions of depression, suicide, death, and child abuse

Say My Name (sans “Your Clone”)

- Her date of birth is December of 1915

- Yes, I realize that means she was born (and conceived) during WWI, but we’re gonna get around that by saying Maxim was summoned to the war either during Rebecca’s pregnancy or shortly after Lydia was born.

- She was named after Lydia Bennet from Pride and Prejudice because Rebecca liked the Lydia/Wickham subplot more than the other love stories.

- She attended a seminary for girls in London from the ages of 6 to 9, after Rebecca’s death she was educated by a governess, tutors, etc. I realize that absolutely none of that features in my fics other than brief mentions but it is happening.

- Some time during the events of Rebecca, Lydia stops referring to Rebecca as her mother and transitions to calling her Rebecca. Maxim doesn’t give a fuck about it.

- Maxim also doesn’t give a fuck period. Lydia doesn’t forgive him for his neglect for a while, but acknowledges that he’s at least remorseful (post confession). Things are very awkward between them until well into the exile period and they didn’t truly become close until after Ellison and Katherine were born.

- Lydia briefly resented Ellison and Kate because they had the childhood she never got, but she got over it due to bonding with them and the maturity that comes with adulthood.

- Ellison and Kate were the prime age for playing with legos when they were first invented in the 30’s. Lydia stepped on a few once and it hurt so from then on whoever she got mad at someone she always threatened them by saying she hopes they step on a lego.

- She once muttered this during an argument with Maxim. Maxim immediately started laughing because he thought it was a creative threat.

- Lydia is bisexual, even though she does end up with a man, @eeleeisgay’s OC Anthony Helencourt.

- Ileana immediately approved of Anthony. Maxim took a bit of convincing because he wanted to be certain that Anthony wasn’t just with Lydia because he wanted Manderley.

- Even after the events of Rebecca, Lydia struggled with putting a lot of pressure on herself, putting on a brave face, and asking for help from others, as well as bouts of depression for the rest of her life.

- The thing that won Maxim over with Anthony and Lydia’s relationship was that Anthony had a positive effect on Lydia’s mental health and he was able to help bring her back down to earth. Basically Anthony is best husband and a supportive king.

- Lydia hyphenated her last name when she married Anthony partially to compromise with her parents and her in laws but partially because “Helencourt-de Winter sounds beautiful anyways, I’ll just take both names”. Anthony did the same.

- Strangers sometimes mistook Lydia and Ileana for sisters instead of a stepmother and stepdaughter once Lydia hit puberty and thus had her growth spurt. Ileana also looked young for her age until she reached middle age so that along with their 11 year age gap didn’t help either. It led to some very awkward conversations.

- Favell and Beatrice both taught Lydia to curse at a very young age, separately of course.

- Maxim made allowances for Beatrice when she did that, he often sighed and said things like “that’s the last time I let you around my child” but never really meant it. However he openly badmouthed Favell for doing the same thing.

- Lydia only curses when she’s really pissed or emotional. In normal conversation sometimes she’ll let a few “damns” slip, but nothing more.

- Post blackmail, Lydia wants nothing to do with Favell because she realizes that he’s too similar to Rebecca but he just hides it better and isn’t a dick to children.

- While Lydia does initially feel betrayed when she hears Danny burned down Manderley, during the de Winters’ exile she realizes just how bad Danny’s mental state was and forgives her for it.

- Being away from Manderley also made Lydia realize that Danny never intended to make Lydia uncomfortable by bringing up or praising Rebecca in front of her. She comes to the conclusion that while Danny did hurt her by doing that, it was Danny’s way of coping with her loss and she can’t bring herself to fault her for that.

- Ileana understands Lydia’s sympathy for Danny, Maxim doesn’t. This is a source of tension between Lydia and Maxim, particularly once they decide to rebuild Manderley until shortly after they move back in.

- During the exile, Lydia knows not to talk about Manderley in front of Maxim, but she does sometimes do so with Ileana.

- When Ellison comes out to Lydia as lesbian, Lydia is immediately supportive of her sister. She even refers to Ellison’s longtime girlfriend, Anne, as her sister in law.

Your Clone, Your Strange Creation (SPOILERS AHEAD, YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED)

- Lydia was never sent to school in London and was educated from home from the start. This is why she was home to witness Rebecca’s murder.

- Despite the positive relationship between Ileana and Lydia, Lydia never ends up referring to Ileana with any maternal terms (mother, mama, mum, etc). After everything she’s dealt with she doesn’t really feel right putting a concrete label on it.

- Lydia also never stops referring to Rebecca by her given name. No one has a problem with it, even Danny understands why she does it.

- A similar thing happens with Maxim as well. In the first few chapters she refers to him as Papa, then she transitions to Father (if you read the Beatrice side story you’ll have the full context), and eventually after the trial she’ll refer to him as Maxim because she’ll finally feel like she’s allowed to denounce him for everything he did (and didn’t do) since Rebecca’s murder.

- She’s a full on queer ally. Full on doesn’t even think twice about the fact that Ileana and Danny are both women when she figures out they’re in love.

- Danny feels very strongly that she has to redeem herself for viewing Rebecca through a rose colored lens and somewhat projecting that onto Lydia.

- Lydia forgives her for it immediately following her disclosure about the murder and her role in it due to Danny admitting that not only did Maxim fail her as a parent, but so did Rebecca.

- Although Lydia knows Danny’s first name from chapter 12 onwards, she doesn’t use it and opts to keep calling her Danny. Danny is chill about it because she knows how awkward it would be for them both if Lydia used her first name.

- Lydia affectionately teases Ileana and Danny about them being awful at being subtle about their relationship.

- As soon as they’re able to forgo the whole housekeeper/charge relationship, Danny is a lot more openly affectionate with Lydia.

- Lydia has never seen Danny with her hair open before so when she does for the first time she goes 😱 and Ileana giggles and says she had a similar reaction.

- Lydia never forgives Rebecca or Maxim for being the worst parents ever, but she does eventually understand that the fact that she shares traits with them doesn’t need to be a bad thing.

- Danny is the reason she comes to that conclusion in the first place.

- Lydia deals with nightmares, mostly of the night of Rebecca’s murder, Maxim coming after her for spilling about the murder, and Danny and Ileana leaving her.

The Ones They Left Behind/Mama’s Boy (LIGHT SPOILERS AHEAD, YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED)

(Established with help from @alicesbread)

- Lydia and Rudolph are both unreliable narrators when it comes to the other’s relationship with their parents.

- Maxim up and leaving Manderley to hop around Europe during the year after Rebecca’s death caused Lydia to develop a fear of abandonment. She blames herself for him leaving because she thinks she either did something wrong or hindered his ability to move on.

- Bea, Giles, Danny, and even Frank try to assure her that this isn’t true but Lydia doesn’t really believe them.

- When she shuts down due to her mental state, she only ever talks to Rudolph (and in rare cases Bea, but that takes a lot of coaxing).

- As with the other two AU’s, Lydia is supportive af when Rudolph comes out to her.

- Neither of us have delved into Lydia’s relationship with her brother Elliot (also @alicesbread’s OC), but Lydia is very much relieved when he’s born because that means Manderley won’t be her burden to carry. Won’t say much else because it’ll be a major spoiler.

- She lovingly makes fun of Rudolph for falling for Elliot because “I guess it runs in your family to fall for a de Winter”.

- Rudolph probably finds something to lovingly tease Lydia about as well but I’ll leave that one to alicesbread.

- This is specific only to TOTLB, but when they were children (post Rebecca’s death, pre costume ball) Anthony didn’t like Rudolph because Rudolph defended Rebecca. Not sure if the boys ever actually met, but even if Lydia didn’t like that either, she didn’t tolerate Anthony badmouthing Rudolph.

[mermaidsirennikita]

Did you see the comments Shonda made about Jane Austen?

Lol yeah. I think they’re pretty dumb comments.

I’m the first to say that I don’t need any more Austen adaptations at the moment …. But I’m always happy for a good one, if that makes sense. Austen adaptations have by and large fallen into a formula that I find very stodgy, and maybe that’s what Shonda’s perception is based off, but Austen herself is not stodgy.

Tbh, having read the works of Austen and the Bridgerton books, Austen by and large is a lot more engaging and dramatic in terms of her plots. Even Emma, a book with a very romcomy plot, has more emotional drama. But there’s also a good bit of scandal—Lydia running off with Wickham, the entire backstory of Willoughby.

And comparing them is fucking stupid. Julia Quinn wrote historical romance. Austen wrote contemporary social commentary with good love stories. Two very different things. Austen was writing to an audience centuries ago, and so she could not include sex, but if she was writing today I bet she would. You can read a lot between the lines and bat around interpretations. Obviously, Lydia and Wickham had sex out of wedlock; you can read a lot of things in Marianne and Willoughby’s relationship, and even Wentworth and Anne’s, and so on.

But they’re serving two different purposes. And for that matter lmao, the Bridgerton books are! Not! Juicy! For the love of God, someone give Shonda an Elizabeth Hoyt novel (or don’t). The Bridgerton books each have a couple of mild sex scenes where the heroine gets off through light fingering or the power of penetration, for the most part. Oral sex does not appear until book 5 out of 8. Even When He Was Wicked has nothing on a Hoyt, a Byrne, a Reid, honestly not even much on a lot of Kleypases.

The plots aren’t juicy either, for the most part? When He Was Wicked is the only one that has significant drama… and even that can largely be solved by the leads just saying “okay, let’s get our heads out of our asses”. Which is fine! But it’s not revolutionary lmao.

I rue the day Bridgerton became sold as this sexy and scandalous series. Anthony Bridgerton literally tickles Kate to distract her from being penetrated the first time. This is not a hot book series. And Shonda somehow toned what little sex it had down in season 2.

The thing is that if people stopped thinking that an Austen adaptation has to be a certain thing and infused the sexuality that Austen implies into the adaptations, it would fit. Austen writes books about earthy, real, sometimes dark people. It’s a lot juicier~ than Bridgerton on that level.

[odk-2]

The Waterboys - Fisherman's Blues (1988)

The Waterboys - Fisherman's Blues (1988) Mike Scott / Steve Wickham from: "Fisherman's Blues" / "Lost Highway" (Single) "Fisherman's Blues" (LP) (2006 Collectors Edition | CD1)

Folk/Rock | Celtic Folk | Contemporary Folk

WordPress (left click = play) (VBR)

Personnel: Mike Scott: Vocals / Guitar Anthony Thistlethwaite: Mandolin Steve Wickham: Fiddle Trevor Hutchinson: Bass Peter McKinney: Drums

Produced by Mike Scott

Recorded: @ Windmill Lane Studio in Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland on January 23, 1986

Album Released: October 1988

Single Released: December, 1988

Ensign Records (UK) Chrysalis Records (US)

Collectors Edition Released May 8, 2006 EMI Records

[curiousb]

The Wickham Family Album: Volume XX

Although Augustus isn't a natural, there's something about music that really speaks to him. (He only has 4 Serious/Playful points, but I haven't been able to prise him away from the keyboard since it first arrived in the house, and now he's obsessed with his MP3 player.)

Picking on his siblings is entirely innate, however. Isn't this getting old yet, Augustus?

Aww, leave Rebecca alone, she's just a kid!

Laura is the only one who seems to escape his bullying.

Later that day, someone has a date with Grim. And while Catherine and Anthony are oblivious (robots are far more interesting than skeletal apparitions), the salient point that George has challenged Death - and won - seems to have escaped Simon and Kitty.

Take that, Mr Reaper, George is going nowhere! He still has plenty of pleasure-seeking left in him.

The very next day, Kitty is not so fortunate, and it's time to say goodbye. Her grandsons are obviously very upset - she has stood in for their mother since they tragically lost her as babies.

Bizarrely, Catherine decides that this is the perfect moment to propose to Simon.

Really, Catherine, he's literally just lost his mum! Could your timing have been any less appropriate?

To make matters worse, George demonstrates even less respect for his dead wife's memory! That very evening, he invites over his long-term mistress, Marla.

Fond as they are of their granddad, this is too much for the kids. Except Augustus, who's much more interested in bashing out those tunes on the keyboard.

It seems a bit of family snowman building is in order, to take their minds off recent developments!

[thekatebridgerton]

Dream cast for a new P&P movie or limited series?

Like for reals? If I had unlimited budget

Nicholas Hoult as Fitzwilliam Darcy

Olivia Cooke as Elizabeth Bennett

Millie Bobby Brown as Georgiana Darcy

John Boyega as Charles Bingley

Tessa Thompson as Caroline Bingley

Sarah Bolger as Jane Bennet

Maisie Williams As Lydia Bennet

Colin O'Donoghue as George Wickham

Savannah Steyn as Charlotte Lucas

Rupert Grint as Mr Colins

Lewis Tan as Darcy's hotter cousin Colonel Fitzwilliam

Anthony Hopkins as Mr Bennett Fiona Shaw as Mrs Bennet

Also I know that nothing tops Dame Judy dench. But I'd love to see Tilda Swinton pay Lady Catherine in all her scary beautiful glory.

Can't think of who would be good to play Mary and Kitty but so far. Yeah this is my Dreamcast if a big budget studio decided to take on the project.

[ao3feed-ineffablehusbandz]

Pride Month and Prejudice

Pride Month and Prejudice

by TawnyOwl95

They say that you should never meet your celebrity crush. Especially when you know what an absolute bastard he is.

So, of course, Anthony J. Crowley's participation in a queer adaptation of Pride and Prejudice for Pride Month has nothing to do with the involvement of A-lister A.Z. Fell.

Crowley is only doing it so he has some gossip for his column. He didn't mean to get cast as Lizzy Bennet, he certainly didn't mean to be acting opposite Fell's Mr Darcy.

And to make matters worse, Fell keeps staring at him...

Words: 3599, Chapters: 1/12, Language: English

Fandoms: Good Omens (TV)

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: F/M, M/M

Characters: Aziraphale (Good Omens), Crowley (Good Omens), Newton Pulsifer, Eric | Disposable Demon (Good Omens), Anathema Device, Satan | Lucifer (Good Omens), Gabriel (Good Omens), Beelzebub (Good Omens), Madame Tracy (Good Omens)

Relationships: Aziraphale/Crowley (Good Omens), Anathema Device/Newton Pulsifer

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Human, Alternate Universe - Actors, Alternate Universe - Journalism, Alternate Universe - Pride and Prejudice Fusion, Slow Burn, Eventual Smut, lots of bickerflirting, and bickerfucking, to get through first, Actor Aziraphale (Good Omens), journalist crowley, Crowley Newt and Eric are sexy bitches, Crowley is a Little Shit (Good Omens), Aziraphale is "just enough of a bastard to be worth knowing" (Good Omens), Aziraphale is "gayer than a treeful of monkeys on nitrous oxide" (Good Omens), And now he's out it's everyone's problem, Aziraphale does not recommend himself to strangers, Crowley's fine....arse, Is it handsome enough to tempt Aziraphale?, Charity Event, Eric is a sweetheart, Watch out for Wicked Wickham, Eric/Satan off screen, Past Muriel/Satan referenced, Aziraphale's casting is spookily accurate, Life imitating art with the subtlety of a brick, Angst with a Happy Ending, Age Difference, Aziraphale is older if you squint

From https://ift.tt/NQngM3l https://archiveofourown.org/works/45860650

[angelloverde]

"Mo Soul" Player Playlist 4 January

1. Thundercat - Is It Love? 2. Mop Mop Feat. Anthony Joseph - Heritage 3. Emanative Feat. Ahu - Turn Your Lights On 4. Alice Russell - High Up On the Hook 5. Fejka - Pulsing 6. Mick Jagger - Strange Game 7. Casbah 73 - Let's Invade The Amazon (Yoruba Soul Mix) 8. Beady Belle — Lost 9. Butcher Brown - Broad Rock 10. Chip Wickham - Cloud 10 11. Henry Franklin, Adrian Younge, Ali Shaheed Muhammad - Karibu 12. Katalyst - WhatsAname 13. James Taylor Quartet - The New Money Spyder 14. Papik - Vado Dove 15. Reuben James - Tunnel Vision

If you really want to enjoy music and help musicians and bands, buy their lp’s

or cd’s and don’t download mp3 formats. There is nothing like good quality

sound!!!

(Angel Lo Verde / Mo Soul)

[bookclub4m]

Episode 155 - Literary Fan Fiction

This episode we’re talking about Literary Fan Fiction! We discuss ancient myths, fairy tales, Sherlock Holmes, copyright, Sherlock Holmes, authorized sequels, Sherlock Holmes, and sequels vs reinterpretations! Plus: Sherlock Holmes! (Okay, he didn't get mentioned that much.)

You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, or your favourite podcast delivery system.

In this episode

Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | Jam Edwards

Things We Read (or tried to…)

The Girl in Red by Christina Henry

The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter by Theodora Goss

Rappaccini's Daughter by Nathaniel Hawthorne was reprinted in Evil Roots: Killer Tales of the Botanical Gothic

Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

Lost Boi by Sassafras Lowrey

Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens by J. M. Barrie (Wikipedia)

Peter and Wendy by J. M. Barrie (Wikipedia)

Copyright status

Telling Tales by Patience Agbabi

The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer

Other Media We Mentioned

The House of Silk by Anthony Horowitz

And Another Thing… by Eoin Colfer

Shadow Master Series Volume 3 by Andy Helfer, Kyle Baker, and Joe Orlando

Includes the comic in which The Shadow’s head is placed on a robot body

A Night in the Lonesome October by Roger Zelazny

Jack the Ripper in fiction (Wikipedia) (Yes, there’s an entire article and it mentions at least five additional stories that feature Sherlock Holmes.)

The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen by Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill

Fables (comics) by Bill Willingham (Wikipedia)

The Argonauts and the Quest for the Golden Fleece (Wikipedia)

Beowulf (Wikipedia)

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith and  Jane Austen

Grendel by John Gardner

Fifty Shades of Grey by E. L. James

The Murder of Mr. Wickham by Claudia Gray

The Other Bennet Sister by Janice Hadlow

A Study in Emerald by Neil Gaiman (Wikipedia)

A Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro

The Great Mouse Detective (Wikipedia)

Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century (Wikipedia)

Elementary, Dear Data (Wikipedia) - Star Trek: The Next Generation episode

House (TV series) (Wikipedia)

Elementary (TV series) (Wikipedia)

Sherlock (TV series) (Wikipedia)

Dorian Gray (2009 film) (Wikipedia)

Victor Frankenstein (film) (Wikipedia)

The Adventures of Shirley Holmes (Wikipedia)

Enola Holmes (film) (Wikipedia)

Holmes on the Range by Steve Hockensmith (Actually just about cowboys who really like Sherlock Holmes)

Sherlock Holmes: Adventures in the American West by John S. Fitzpatrick

Links, Articles, and Things

Fan fiction (Wikipedia)

Matthew was probably combining Robert Ludlum (died in 2001 and since then thirty books have been published under the “Ludlum brand”) and Tom Clancy (died in 2013 and since then 18 books have been published under the “Clancy brand”)

Marple: Twelve New Mysteries A 2022 collection of new stories by various authors about Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple character

Cthulhu Mythos in popular culture (Wikipedia)

Robin McKinley (Wikipedia)

Frankenstein's monster (Wikipedia)

How Rocket Raccoon Rescued My Brother, Famed Marvel Writer Bill Mantlo by Mike Mantlo

Doujinshi (Wikipedia)

Doraemon Doujinshi Accused of Infringing Copyright

Hark Podcast

Sherlock Holmes  (Wikipedia)

Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Copyrightable Character by Nicholas Perrotti

Sargasso Sea (Wikipedia)

22 “Literary Fan Fiction” (retellings, adaptations, sequels, parallel novels, etc.) books by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour) Authors

Every month Book Club for Masochists: A Readers’ Advisory Podcasts chooses a genre at random and we read and discuss books from that genre. We also put together book lists for each episode/genre that feature works by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) authors. All of the lists can be found here.

For this booklist, the original story being retold/referenced appears (in parentheses).

Telling Tales by Patience Agbabi (Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer)

The Adventures of China Iron by Gabriela Cabezón Cámara (El Gaucho Martín Fierro by José Hernández)

The Family Chao by Lan Samantha Chang (The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky)

Windward Heights by Maryse Condé (Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë)

The Meursault Investigation by Kamel Daoud (The Stranger by Albert Camus)

Unmarriageable by Soniah Kamal (Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen)

Sex and Vanity by Kevin Kwan (A Room With a View by E.M. Forster)

The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle (The Horror of Red Hook by H.P. Lovecraft)

The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (The Island of Doctor Moreau by H.G. Wells)

The Holder of the World by Bharati Mukherjee (The Scarlet Letter by Nataniel Hawthorne and the Ramayana by Valmiki)

Mama Day by Gloria Naylor (The Tempest by William Shakespeare)

Even in Paradise by Elizabeth Nunez (King Lear by William Shakespeare)

The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh (The Tale of Shim Ch'ŏng)

Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel (The Ramayana by Valmiki)

The Wind Done Gone by Alice Randall (Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell)

My Jim by Nancy Rawles (The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain)

Son of a Trickster by Eden Robinson (Wee'git stories)

Unforgivable Love by Sophfronia Scott (Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos)

The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo (The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald)

Prince of Cats by Ron Wimberly (Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare)

Sansei and Sensibility by Karen Tei Yamashita (Various works by Jane Austen)

Pride by Ibi Zoboi (Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen)

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Join us again on Tuesday, August 16th we’ll be discussing an update on what media we’ve been enjoying outside of the podcast. (Oh no that’s next week.)

Then on Tuesday, September 6th we’ll be discussing the format of Audio Book Fiction!

[memorableconcerts]

(o filho da p....a rasgou-me metade do bilhete)

The Waterboys - Campo Pequeno - Lisboa - Portugal

22 de Julho de 1989 - Fisherman Blue Tour

" The Waterboys no auge da fama "aterraram" em Lisboa, a 22 de Julho de 1989, para oferecerem um concerto caótico-inesquecível na praça de touros do Campo Pequeno. "

The Waterboys é uma banda fundada pelo vocalista e guitarrista escocês Mike Scott, que fez sucesso na década de 1980 com álbuns como This The Sea e Fisherman's Blues.

 Mike Scott Tomás 'Jimmy' Mac Eoin  Vinnie Kilduff  Trevor Hutchinson Colin Blakey Noel A. 'Nollaig' Bridgeman Anthony "Anto" Thistlethwaite Steve Wickham

LISBON July 22 1989

In Search Of A Rose Strange Boat Girl From The North Country * Has Anybody Here Seen Hank When Ye Go Away My Morag (The Exile's Dream) * Old England And A Bang On The Ear Mr Customs Man Black Is The Colour * The Whole Of The Moon Natural Bridge Blues * When Will We Be Married? * Medicine Bow Fisherman's Blues On My Way To Heaven * ________ This Is The Sea Buckets Of Rain * My Generation *

Set of Jigs * (Irish / Scottish tunes played from Emperor's balcony)

GUESTS : Steve Cooney and Seamus Begley - Guitar and Accordion on Set of Balcony Jigs

[excentrykemuse]

Eloise & Darcy, Pt. 1

Title: Eloise & Darcy, Part I Author: ExcentrykeMuse Fandom: Bridgerton (TV Series) / Pride and Prejudice Pairing(s): Eloise Bridgerton/Mr. Darcy, (past) Elizabeth/Darcy, Edwina Sharma/Anthony Bridgerton, (slight) Kate Sharma/Anthony Bridgerton, Daphne Bridgerton/Duke of Hastings, Lydia Bennet/Mr. Wickham, Georgiana Darcy/OMC Written: January 2023 Rating: PG Word Count: 10k+ Summary: Lady…

[ao3feed-janeausten]

Old Friends

Old Friends Read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/hD5pIZK by Barbara22 Kate se sente mal, depois de ser chamada de Meia-irmã, Kate se recusa a ir para Aubrey Hall. E ainda decide visitar um velho amigo de infância, e se retiram para o campo. Claro que seu amigo a deixa a vontade, ambos passaram por tragédias parecidas. Em que Sr. Darcy e Srta. Sharma são amigos de infância. PS: Au da série, mesclada com o livro O visconde que me amava e obviamente Orgulho e Preconceito. Darcy e Kate são só melhores amigos os casais não mudam! Words: 2931, Chapters: 1/?, Language: Português brasileiro Fandoms: Pride and Prejudice & Related Fandoms, Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice (2005), Pride and Prejudice (TV 1995), Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn Rating: Not Rated Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Categories: F/M Characters: Fitzwilliam Darcy, Newton (Bridgerton), Kate Sheffield | Kate Sharma, Anthony Bridgerton, Elizabeth Bennet, Mary Bennet, Mary Sheffield | Mary Sharma, Catherine "Kitty" Bennet, Edwina Sheffield | Edwina Sharma, Lydia Bennet, Georgiana Darcy, Catherine de Bourgh, Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1744 -1818), Charlotte Lucas, Simon Basset, Daphne Bridgerton, Hyacinth Bridgerton, Gregory Bridgerton, Francesca Bridgerton, Eloise Bridgerton, Violet Bridgerton, Lady Danbury (Bridgerton), Lady Whistledown (Bridgerton), Various Pride and Prejudice Background Characters, Caroline Bingley, Louisa Hurst, Mr. Hurst (Pride and Prejudice), Mrs. Bennet (Pride and Prejudice), Mr. Bennet (Pride and Prejudice), Mrs. Gardiner (Pride and Prejudice), Mr. Wickham Sr. (Pride and Prejudice), Mr. Phillips (Pride and Prejudice), Prince Friedrich (Bridgerton), Mrs. Phillips (Pride and Prejudice) Relationships: Elizabeth Bennet/Fitzwilliam Darcy, Anthony Bridgerton/Kate Sheffield | Kate Sharma, Jane Bennet/Charles Bingley, Simon Basset/Daphne Bridgerton Additional Tags: Fitzwilliam Darcy & Kate Sharma Best Friends, Edwina Sharma is not cool, but she gets better eventually, Elizabeth Bennet feel jealous of Darcy, Mary Sharma wants to be a better mother, Kate Sharma Hertfordshire's best matchmaker, Jealous Anthony Bridgerton, Kate Sharma's Indian's past, Childhood friends Kathani and Fitzwilliam 💛, Elizabeth Bennet & Kate Sharma friendship, Kate Sharma helps the Bennets etiquette, Kate Sharma kicks out Wickham, Prince Frierich won't stay with Edwina, Lady Whistledown omnipresent, I still don't kwon how to tag here, How Do I Tag, My native languege is Brazilian Portuguese and I use Google translator to mark via AO3 works tagged 'AUSTEN Jane - Works' https://ift.tt/l2CywW4 July 24, 2022 at 04:21PM