Top Five Tuesday was originally created by Shanah @ Bionic Book Worm, but is now hosted by Meeghan @ Meeghan Reads. To participate, link your post back to Meeghan’s blog or leave a comment on her weekly post. I found this on Davida's Page @ The Chocolate Lady.
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This week’s topic is a Books with a Ballgown on the Cover. Meeghan says, "We are hitting it old school and FANCY this week. Your top five books with ballgowns on the cover, if you please. State of the ballgown is up to you. (I know some of you ramtasy fans have probably got bloodstained dresses somewhere on your shelves.)"
What an ordeal! I don't read lots of books with balls and stuff. But, in the end, I found some classic books that fit the description. I hope you like them..
Arnold, Gaynor "Girl in a Blue Dress" - 2008
Le Faye, Deirdre "Jane Austen, The World of Her Novels" - 2002
Hamann, Brigitte "The Reluctant Empress" (GE: Elisabeth, Kaiserin wider Willen) - 1981
James, Henry "The Europeans" - 1878
Thackeray, William Makepeace "Vanity Fair, or, A Novel Without a Hero" - 1848Le Faye, Deirdre "Jane Austen, The World of Her Novels" - 2002
Hamann, Brigitte "The Reluctant Empress" (GE: Elisabeth, Kaiserin wider Willen) - 1981
James, Henry "The Europeans" - 1878
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It sounds like it would be difficult to find book covers with fancy ballgowns on the covers.
ReplyDeleteIt was for me, Lisa. I'm looking forward to seeing what others came up with but Meeghan hasn't put up the post, yet.
DeleteI would love to wear fancy gowns lke these...but only for a little while.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Sarah. I'm not a big fan of wearing dresses, I don't even wear skirts. But they are pretty, I grant you that. Every time I watch a historical film, I am glad I live in modern times.
DeleteAgreed. I could not wear them all the time. And I never wear skirts or dresses anymore. But a fancy ball gown would be so cool.
DeleteI totally agree.
DeleteGreat covers, I do love an old fashioned ball dress gown. I especially love the cover with Sissi from the portrait of Winterthur. I saw another of his portraits in the Musée d'Orsay in Paris. I first thought it was Sissi, but it was another French lady. His portraits are captivating.
ReplyDeleteWell, Sissi was someone special. And will forever stay in the thoughts of every German speaking person because of the films they made with Romy Schneider. And the picture is really, really pretty. I did not know the name Winterthur for a painter, just a Swiss place. I guess, Autocorrect played a trick on you there, so I googled him. It's Winterhalter. But no problem, his pictures are great, I totally agree.
DeleteAre you still in Paris, Lisbeth?
Of course ... I have more and more problems with these kind of 'corrections'. It is very irritating. Anyway, fantastic painter.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree, Lisbeth. But on the phone, it is easier in general to work with autocorrect. Have a nice day.
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