tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post3595363934926995001..comments2024-03-28T14:01:51.325+00:00Comments on Yorkshire Pudding: ReviewYorkshire Puddinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-3042914886590277712012-12-21T14:52:53.366+00:002012-12-21T14:52:53.366+00:00Thanks for the tip YP. I love reading family sagas...Thanks for the tip YP. I love reading family sagas like this a là Downton Abbey & The Romanovs etc. Amazon here I come...!jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05630037464713499987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-38235061664537851052012-12-19T12:16:14.185+00:002012-12-19T12:16:14.185+00:00It sounds interesting, YP. I must look out for it....It sounds interesting, YP. I must look out for it.Jennytchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13621488409334115930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-14839855385003011102012-12-19T01:27:44.362+00:002012-12-19T01:27:44.362+00:00I wonder if Jane Austen knew of this house and fam...I wonder if Jane Austen knew of this house and family. Her hero in 'P&P' is Fitzwilliam Darcy, Captain Frederick Wentworth is the hero in 'Persuasion', and in 'Emma' the heroine is Emma Woodhouse. <br />But maybe it's just a coincidence...Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-41721283836395270482012-12-19T00:57:58.767+00:002012-12-19T00:57:58.767+00:00Thanks for the review, you've nailed it, as th...Thanks for the review, you've nailed it, as they say. Putting into words just what I thought as I read it ... I was amazed by the amount of anecdotes and "too much like a film to be true" stories that keep coming up, but what really made me (and makes me) think long and hard is this aspect of being "good employers". Without the money, power and initiative of these land owners, how differently would things have turned out for the Yorkshire working class? And the fact that while many rich folk were basically heartless slave drivers, the Fitzwilliams were truly admired or appreciated by their employees. To the point that the workers themselves were often against striking in national strikes, or against the ripping up of the Wentworth estate by the "red" labour government. Throws a whole new light on my "down with the establishment" ideas .... as they say, I suppose, things are never black or white.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06613762050863476962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-37136877780612294862012-12-19T00:03:48.384+00:002012-12-19T00:03:48.384+00:00Very interesting. Perhaps a family like this invi...Very interesting. Perhaps a family like this invites both awe and derision at different times...<br />Sounds like a great book for Miss N. THanks for sharing!Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-11782634509432030182012-12-18T19:18:40.578+00:002012-12-18T19:18:40.578+00:00Hi YP
Thanks for your comment. You need to book ...Hi YP <br />Thanks for your comment. You need to book a tour around the big house - you would love it. The book is fascinating. I went to a talk by Catherine at the Showroom cinema - some of the research she revealed waas so interesting . I know a fair bit of the history of the Fitzwilliams (and I had an Aunt who died with a photo of one of the Earls in her purse! She was a bit of a goer!!) Fascinating xx<br />Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11269721218424514656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-1916106987353514032012-12-18T16:37:56.725+00:002012-12-18T16:37:56.725+00:00I think my chris would enjoy this.... off to amazo...I think my chris would enjoy this.... off to amazon I will goJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.com