pickI chose this lovely illustrated edition of Tennyson‘s The Lady Of Shalott for the #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead and thoroughly enjoyed it. I already have several passages memorized from watching the 1985 Anne of Green Gables movie over and over again starting when I was 9😆. This poem is so Anne, if that makes sense. Haunting, romantic and melancholy. Thanks for organizing @BarbaraJean ! 5⭐️
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TorieStorieS I was obsessed with that adaptation of Anne of Green Gables, too!! My mom has a weird DVD version but it will not play on our blue ray player and I haven‘t seen it in sooooo long!!! 😭 1mo
JenlovesJT47 @TorieStorieS I became obsessed with these movies when I first watched them with my grandma when I was 9! I have the DVDs but they skip and are kind of expensive to replace but I still have one DVD player in the house that plays VHS tapes also so I have to whip out those if I want to watch it. I remember saving my allowance money to buy them back in the day when they were $25 each! 😅 I never get tired of those movies. Gilbert was my first crush! 1mo
TorieStorieS I used to borrow my aunt‘s VHS tapes but I am not sure where they ended up! I wish they were streaming somewhere! And yes, Gilbert Blythe was always the best!! The book was the first book to make me cry and I do re-read the book pretty often! 1mo
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JenlovesJT47 @TorieStorieS I still remember the first time I watched Anne of Avonlea, not knowing what was going to happen. I was so scared they were going to let Gilbert die and was on the edge of my seat! 😅 1mo
BarbaraJean I\'m pretty sure that the 1985 Anne miniseries is where I first became familiar with this poem! And yes, this poem is SO Anne. Can\'t you just see how Tennyson must have influenced her and the \“Story Club\“?! 1mo
JenlovesJT47 @BarbaraJean yes absolutely! 1mo
