A sweet article about the friendship between T. E. Lawrence and Thomas Hardy’s second wife, Florence, and their gardens:
Though, as of yet, I have read very little of Hardy (or G.B. Shaw), the friendship they and their wives showed the veteran Lawrence is something I find very touching.
That was actually a little sad. 😦 I mean it was a sweet story, too, but I did not expect that ending. Poor Florence.
I don’t know if you know how obsessed I am w/ Hardy. Even his biography (I forget the author) was so memorable, which is how I got to know more about Frances. Anyway, if you consider reading Hardy, do you have a title in mind that you may read? I don’t think I have read any Shaw.
Now that you mention it, it’s ringing a bell! What would you recommend?
So far, I have only read Far from the Madding Crowd, which I enjoyed reading, although I wasn’t very enthralled with the plot itself (if that makes sense?). I’ve seen Under the Greenwood Tree and a PBS adaptation of Tess (which left me a bit traumatized…). In spite of that, this review inspired me to try it someday: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41jnaEXMgzY
Shaw is probably best known for Pygmalion and being a socialist. 😆 Pygmalion is on my TBR because it’s the source material for My Fair Lady, one of my favorite movies as a girl.
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I want to see that film (1979) very much. I can’t remember if it was available on Amazon. I need to double check that. Maybe you should start w/ Tess or Under the Greenwood Tree since you’ve already seen the films. I wonder if Hardy’s books do leave readers frustrated and angry. I end up in argument with him. Except I though Greenwood was one of his more pleasurable stories. Maybe that is a title to read next.
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