George "Tiger" Wickham

[donnaimmaculata]

I'm currently reading Henry Fielding's Tom Jones. And you know what I realised? It's the story of Messrs. Darcy and Wickham growing up together at Pemberley, told from the more interesting character's point of view

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[hippediva]

ROFLMAO! You are JUST like me---always tending towards the bad boys. LOL! I think what Austen was doing with Wickham was making him a gross parody of the marriage-market types of the Regency. However, subtlety was never Miss Jane's strong point. LOL! She did a much better job with Willoughby in Sense and Sensibility---he's rather paler than Wickham, but much more realistic.

[donnaimmaculata]

With me, it's not necessarily so much the badness, as the entertainment value! Her villains are so much more charming and amusing. I don't think I would like to spend my life as Mrs. Knightley or Mrs. Col. Brandon - but being Willoughby's paramour would be fun ;-)

[hippediva]

BWAAHAHAHAA! That would be fun!

[donnaimmaculata]

Hee! Tom Jones is not the Bad Boy, really. He's only perceived as one due to value dissonance ;-) For example, when, as a teenager, he sells his bible to give the money to a poor family, he gets thrashed by his teacher, because he has not valued The Bible, a Present from his Patron, OMG!

I find Tom Jones quite amusing

[donnaimmaculata]

Additional bonus: Tom Jones was one of the first novels in the English language.

You've got to post your thoughts on Son of the Circus when you read it. I'm really looking forward to reading your reactions, because I remember I liked it so much, even though I can't remember any details.

(I have, and I, um, have just ranted about Annie's character development. Have you been watching it?)