Can you make videos on how to write essays. How do authors manage to deliver certain feelings through their characters? Stuff like that. You sound and look super literature-inclined.
2 minutes in, and poor Lola is so distracting. I don’t blame creators when there’s background noise, such is life. We have schedules and things happen. But I just want to pet Lola so she doesn’t feel so lonely or distressed he has to wail. Of course Ruby’s family takes good care of her, this is not meant to be disparaging in any way.
We take books so much for granted! Imagine them being brought to our time and seeing e-readers with hundreds, maybe thousands of books in one small device. And many classics even being available for free. They'd probably faint!
So continually inspired by Ruby's unbridled joy and passion for literature. She also has an ease and enthusiasm in teaching the material that I have not witnessed in many. I always learn something new on this channel and happily! Thank you!
Just a couple of friendly pronunciation tips - the u in ”cuckoo” is an ”oo” sound (long in American, short in British pronunciation), and the z in Karamazov is not a ”ts” sound but z as in ”zap”.
You know Ruby, before I started watching you my interest in classics was quite low, but now that I have watched you for over a year and a half, i know so much! I love books more than ever and I love learning about the Victorian period! This year in our english class we studied an extract of Wuthering Heights and I was so excited, which I don't think I would have in normal circumstances. So I just want to say thank you so much for inspiring me and so many others and keep doing what you're doing!!❤️📚
I grew up on Pilgrim's Progress. I remember the imagery to me seemed very vivid and memorable (scary). My dad read it out loud to us a couple times (which I'm sure helped on interest). I never read it myself. I also know it was more modern English version. We were also of a strict Protestant background, heavy in theology and Church history, so it was not merely fiction to us. And when you hear/read something as a child it leaves strong impressions plus you have nostalgia. Some books just don't hit the same if you read when you are older (this is fluffier obviously, but for example, I feel like I missed the Nancy Drew train, I just don't think I could really appreciate them as an adult as I don't have the nostalgia for them). Also so much of the imagery is used in, for example Little Women. That also reinforced the memory on me.
I’m still working my way through the pilgrim’s progress which has been hard- however I recommend CS Lewis’ The Pilgrim’s Regress !! It’s not nearly as dry, especially the further in the book you get.
You seem to quite like birds, so I may suggest to you "How To Be A Bad Birdwatcher" by Simon Barnes. It was the book that helped me go from liking them and their song when I meet them to knowing how to take full enjoyment of birds and nature. One of the key things he outlines is getting some binoculars and a field guide. I find the RSPB does both well. Today I was out birdwatching, and I identified Greenfinches for the first time. I also saw Egyptian swans, some Grey herons, and shelduck. Bird watching is an incredibly restorative and nourishing hobby, and I think you would very much enjoy it.
Pilgrims Progress is an amazing book. If you realized that this is the life of any believer you would have said differently. Writing this in prison the author wrote this going through many of this in his life.
Hi Ruby, which music/song do you use for your video? They are very relaxing and calm. I want to use your video music as the background sound for studying. 💗
Growing up, we read A Dangerous Journey over and over again. It's an illustrated adaptation of the Pilgrim's Progress. It was so exciting! Full of all the adventurous bits, with fantastic illustrations.
Hello Ruby, haven't checked into your videos in a while and this one immediately drew me in! I'd love to see more "read with me" or video essay type content. Love learning from you and your love for literature. Wishing you well x
Many years ago, I asked for Pilgrim’s Progress for my eleventh birthday because of how heavily it featured in Little Women……have tried to read it countless times over the years ….glad to know I am not alone in my struggles!
@@RubyGranger8 ty they r my favorite of your videos! u inspire me 2 do so much ty so much for being in my life. i have been throughe. good an bad news recently and u inspire me 2 move on . Ruby u r like my best friend even if we dont know eachother , ty so much for being in my life without even knowing it💙❤
I must have different taste, because I always thought The Pilgrims' Progress was epic. In all fairness though, I did also read a lot of adaptations of it around the same time as well (my mom thought I couldn't understand a lot of the archaic language in the original, and she may have been right, but it's still fairly understandable), so that may have been contributed to how epic it was for me, because of the details the adaptations chose to focus on.
I am about to read the biography "The Brontës Wild Genius on the Moors: The Story of a Literary Family" by Juliet Barker. When I learned that Helen Burns was based on Maria Brontë (en "exact transcript," according to Emily and Branwell Brontë,) I had to learn more about the family. Helen was such an exquisite character, but is so often overlooked in adaptations.
I recently visited the Brontë Parsonage Museum in Howarth and it was so interesting seeing the place they wrote and lived! It’s was so exciting and seeing the village they lived in was so lovely too. I recommend 100% Love your videos Ruby! 💗
Just finished re-reading Wuthering Heights and this pops up, really looking forward to watching the video as I'm getting back into reading a lot lately :)
hello ruby i am from india in punjab i just love how motivate you are i am your biggest fan i saw your every video. dear ruby you are my biggest inspiration in my life. i follow your routines 😅..i have no words for you😍 lots of love from india 😀😌ruby
I noticed you were annotating, maybe you could do a vlog on how you do yours, always interested in how people annotate, I often do this, it’s a great way of interacting with the book. X
Fantastic video, Ruby! ... You know, I must admit that I've never heard of them before. I mean, until today. And this is a fine chance. I mean I heard of them today, randomly on TV for the first time (Czech version "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" from 2002; it was a question for 10k pounds=300k Czech Crowns, about names of these sisters). And then, you posted a video about them shortly after that. What a fine chance! I was shocked. lol ... I mean, in a good sense. Cheers!
When I watch your videos I miss studying literature sometimes. I've made the right decision to switch majors but that doesn't mean I didn't love my first two semesters. This gives me the same excitement :)
I can't believe you didn't like the pelgrims progress, it was the first book I read as a born again Christian it totally makes sense to me and has been my go to whenever I need assurance in my faith. Combined with Scripture it's an awesome adventure.
The Pilgrim's Progress.... xD I remember being excited too, because I also watched the animation film and the story also plays a significant role in Little Women, so I was curious but... it's really boring, I must agree!
Your brain is an inspiration lol. Going to work through my bookshelf now. I've been stuck on Purgatorio for a while now after reading all of Lovecraft's works and half of Poe.
As soon as I saw Pilgrim's Progress I was reminded of having to read this at school and how much I hated it 😂 I'm so pleased that children have the most amazing selection of books now. When you were reviewing King Lear, your hair looked like it was in a long bob and it suited you so much 😊 Very interesting project and fab to watch as always x
one of my favourite videos you've ever made, so comforting to me. would adore a full video about children's literature that you enjoy and the history. i'm taking a module for my degree on british children's literature post-1945 and am so excited :-)
I think Lockwood's "incoherent threats" are compared to Lear's "I will have such revenges on you both, That all... That all the world shall-I will do such things- What they are, yet I know not, but they shall be The terrors of the earth!" In both cases, the threats are desperate but completely ineffectual, since neither has the power to wreak any revenge. In Lear's case, the effect is pitiful, in Lockwood's, comic - Emily Bronte's grim humour! Enjoying this video very much!
I’ve always seen the end of King Lear as a redemption. Cordelia is a Christ figure. She gives her father nothing-“no thing” to prove her love because Christ’s kingdom is ‘not of this world’ and true love is not material. Lear suffers and loses everything, but gains a realization of his errors and becomes a decent person at the end because of Cordelia’s true love. When he seems to see the dead Cordelia breathing as he dies, it can be seen as a sign of the resurrection and eternal life. So even though the ending is horrible and heartbreaking, Lear has gained salvation.
Loved this video, the Brontes books were the ones the got me into reading classic literature and my favourite book out of them all definitely has to be Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte. I recently bought The Tales of Angria by Charlotte Bronte and its based around a world that her and her brother Branwell created when they were young and I haven't read it yet but I thought I would mention this book as I feel like people don't really mention this one and there a lot of people who haven't heard of it . I really enjoy watching your videos because they are so unique to what anybody else on this platform is doing.📚📚📚
Great thoughts Ruby. I really love Paradise Lost, such dramatic language. "...with adamantine chains and penal fire, who durst defy the Omnipotent to arms". I like also your Beacon Hill jumper, and what cute braids!
Hi Ruby I always find your book related videos so relaxing and interesting and you're definitely the channel I keep coming back to:) Love you and your videos❤
As soon as you mentioned the essay on hate I immediately thought of Wuthering Heights. The cuckoo is an amazing bird. They can actually alter the way their eggs look. So if they are laying in a Dunnock's nest their egg will look like a large dunnock egg but if laying in a reed warbler's nest the egg will look like a large warblers egg!
I love your love for knowledge- thank you for making videos that are full of knowledge and excitement for it! So interesting to see what the Brontë sisters read 😊
Hello Ruby♥️ I just found your channel and now I’m a subscriber! I really love your videos, I adore your gentle talking and savoir faire😘 definitely gonna binge your channel
Comments about the cuckoo’s stealing nests, remind me that we have magpies at home that steal the eggs of the other birds in our garden, it’s slightly traumatising to find these eggs in the garden, magpies are the creepiest birds 😂
This video came at the perfect moment! I'm just reading Villette by Charlotte Brontë :) I really love all the sisters' work, especially Anne and Charlotte
the way you cut ur audio is so distracting like cutting urself mid sentence, cutting before words finish, or overlapping cuts. I think im just ear sensitive but now ive noticed it i cant stop hearing it!
the way you type ur comment so distracting like no capitalization, little punctuation, and in run on sentences. I think im just eye sensitive but now ive noticed it i cant stop seeing it!
What a fabulous video! You cover so much ground with such depth and passion and your readings are wonderful. I love to read outdoors too, lately always with a warm drink clasped in my mitts :) Thanks so much for the continuing inspiration Ruby ❤
A fascinating video Ruby. I recommend you check out Brontësaurus by John Sutherland - it's an A-Z of their lives. Funny, informative and genuinely brilliant.
@@RubyGranger8 yes I have several times as it was a fairly local trip for me when I was growing up. I last visited about 7 years ago but am planning a whole week in that area in October! I’m sure you would love it and I can see a video in my mind’s eye of you walking among the graves in front of the parsonage.
Captivating is not exactly the correct descriptive adjective for this video but it’s close. Your discussion of how the Bronte’s writing was influenced by their access of period books was quite revealing and insightful. I’ve only recently finished Wuthering Heights and the comparison you make of King Lear’s temperament is surely reflected in Emily’s character, Heathcliff. Yesterday, I began Villette and hope to read The Tenant of Wildfell Hall before the year is over. Thank you, Ruby, for a fine analysis of the effects reading had on the works of the Bronte sisters.
