tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post81393775885144292..comments2024-03-19T18:17:56.821-04:00Comments on Colonial Quills: Colonial period novels and fairy talesCarrie Fancett Pagelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-39269774025451366032013-01-03T19:27:23.514-05:002013-01-03T19:27:23.514-05:00Cool post, Rita, and thanks for the links!Cool post, Rita, and thanks for the links!Carrie Fancett Pagelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-81887953498225310802013-01-02T17:26:37.367-05:002013-01-02T17:26:37.367-05:00I suspect story telling, or reading stories among ...I suspect story telling, or reading stories among the literate, was probably a great delight in a time when there were far fewer ways of entertainment. Janet Grunsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03635290708361600803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-82274342732675717562013-01-02T15:51:03.516-05:002013-01-02T15:51:03.516-05:00Yes, me too. I think I'm going to read Robinso...Yes, me too. I think I'm going to read Robinson Crusoe. I've only seen movies. <br /><br />Rita Gerlachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04348571506318182955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-11573416445741367272013-01-02T13:15:19.690-05:002013-01-02T13:15:19.690-05:00Thanks for sharing this post and the links, Rita. ...Thanks for sharing this post and the links, Rita. I love the images, too. I can just imagine colonials gathered around the hearth listening to stories shared by book or memory. Warms my heart and excites my imagination.Carla Gadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01793809172905144101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-20017574988544596852013-01-02T00:11:57.586-05:002013-01-02T00:11:57.586-05:00There's a lot to be said for oral story tellin...There's a lot to be said for oral story telling. So much room for animation and on-the-spot improvising. And I think that a story passed down orally would be remembered more.<br />Very interesting post, Rita. I've never read Robinson Crusoe and Beauty and the Beast is my daughter's favorite story....any and all versions. chappydebbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05393540849299888872noreply@blogger.com