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Christine
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From: "Nicky Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2004 8:10 AM
Subject: Re: [GO] sequels/series
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From: "Ellen Jordan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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From: "Ellen Jordan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Re: [GO] sequels/series
> > I have just pulled from the shelf two tiny little books with
>
Yes Nicky is right. If one broadens the category to children's books
more generally, one can find examples of series/sequels even back in the
1780/1810 period.
I have just pulled from the shelf two tiny little books with
marbled-paper covers that I'd almost forgotten I had. One is called
"Frank/I
Ellen said:
>Charlotte Yonge herself was a great one, if not exactly for series, at
>least for linked novels. The first in her group was Scenes and
>Characters published in 1847, but over the years she kept introducing
>characters from one book into another until by the time she wrote Modern
>Broo
I ought to qualified 'girls' school stories' by 'British and Commonwealth'
at some point - while the American girls' school story is very interesting (and,
given 'What Katy Did at School', very important for the development of the
British genre), the Book, and my knowledge, is mostly confined
In a message dated 14/11/2004 04:02:21 GMT Standard Time, Pam writes:
>I've just finished watching UK terrestrial TV's premiere of 'Bridget Jones'
Diary' and noted the links between it and 'Pride & Prejudice' (didn't spot
the plot links on my first viewing at the cinema - doh!!). Anyway, given
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From: "Ellen Jordan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Re: [GO] sequels/series
> Pam writes:
>
> I wondered when book sequels & series first became common? . .
.Series
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Pam writes:
I wondered when book sequels & series first became common? . . .Series
feature largely in GO fiction - was there anything much before Alcott /
Montgomery / Oxenham series & Brazil's pairs?
The earliest I can think of at the moment are The Fairy Bower and The
Lost Brooch by Harriett M
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From: "kirkhead" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2004 12:19 AM
Subject: [GO] sequels/series
> I've just finished watching UK terrestrial TV's premiere of 'Bridget
Jones'
> Diary' and noted the links between it and 'Pride & Preju
