A Suitable Boy is set in Bramhpur, 1951, four years after the time when India became independent and was partitioned into two countries. We’re reminded early on that India was free, but the land and …
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Sanditon Episode 1 – The DVDfever Review – Jane Austen
Sanditon is the final, albeit unfinished, novel by Jane Austen. It’s a seaside resort on the South coast of England, and Tom Parker (Kris Marshall) – who first arrives in search of a doctor after …
Continue readingLes Misérables: The Complete Series – The DVDfever Review – 2019 BBC drama
Les Misérables begins in June 1815, the day after the battle of Waterloo, and there are heaps of dead bodies around. The intro text tells us that after twenty years of war, France is defeated; …
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