Lost in Austen

[anotheranon]

Amanda Price...discovers a gateway in her flat and ends up being transported to her favourite world, the world of Pride and Prejudice:

More than just the whiff of "Life on Mars" about it, but it has Jemima Rooper so if it ever makes it stateside I'm willing to give it a go.

Much as I love history and pretty Regency gowns, however, I have to say I wouldn't want to live in any other time period but now, with it's indoor plumbing, scientific healthcare and (imperfect, but relative) equality between the sexes.

Comments

[seamstrix.livejournal.com]

I get asked all the time by people if I'd like to go and live int he past since I do so much historical reenactment. I always give them a resounding "NO!!" For your stated reasons I don't know if I could actually bear to live any time before the 20th century.

However, as much as I love modern sanitation, I'd love to be able to visit the past for short periods of ime. I figure if I can handle porta-potties and mud for a weekend of reenactment, I can handle less than perfect sanitation for a week or so to really experience the past.