How fun! Did you know that The Woman in White, which I've spent all the semester researching, debuted in All the Year Round when A Tale of Two Cities ended? (And circulation went up, actually.) But Sydney Carton's final words appear on the same page as Collins' opening line. It's neat to look at. :) What a time for fiction!
I did not know that! How interesting! Now THERE would have been a magazine (newspaper, whatever it was considered) worth the cost of the subscription. :-)
Yes, that's Ronald Colman. A very appealing Carton, and a handsome one too, although I have my misgivings about his hair length! I'm doing a post on Dickensblog later this evening about Cartons past and future -- the future part being all speculation and wishful thinking.
One of my Dad's favorite movies is Colman's The Prisoner of Zenda. I haven't seen his or any Tale of Two Cities film that I can think of, so I'm interested in your recommendations.
Here's the page, if you'd enjoy having a look. Gives me a little thrill!
I've got my Carton post up. I'm afraid it's rather pathetic, between the "I can't remember past Cartons as well as I'd like to" and the "I can't think of as many possible future Cartons as I'd hoped." Chalk it up to a long day at work and a rather intense evening (and a truly awful memory!). But for what it's worth, here it is. You can see a short clip of Colman if you click on his name.
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Date: 2009-04-30 09:46 pm (UTC)Is that Ronald Coleman in your icon?
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Date: 2009-04-30 10:32 pm (UTC)Yes, that's Ronald Colman. A very appealing Carton, and a handsome one too, although I have my misgivings about his hair length! I'm doing a post on Dickensblog later this evening about Cartons past and future -- the future part being all speculation and wishful thinking.
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Date: 2009-04-30 11:45 pm (UTC)Here's the page, if you'd enjoy having a look. Gives me a little thrill!
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Date: 2009-05-01 03:11 am (UTC)I've got my Carton post up. I'm afraid it's rather pathetic, between the "I can't remember past Cartons as well as I'd like to" and the "I can't think of as many possible future Cartons as I'd hoped." Chalk it up to a long day at work and a rather intense evening (and a truly awful memory!). But for what it's worth, here it is. You can see a short clip of Colman if you click on his name.
http://dickensblog.typepad.com/dickensblog/2009/04/a-tale-of-two-cities-1.html