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JamesW


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Date: Sep 18 4:32 PM, 2012
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I finally recieved my copy of Poldark's Cornwall and The Making of Poldark. Does anyone know if The Cult of Poldark is being sold on dvd?

 



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Sabrina


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Date: Sep 10 3:22 PM, 2012
 
 

Welcome, James W. Yes, it's a bummer that a lot of people are having a hard time getting all of the books. I got my complete set from Amazon.com

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JamesW


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Date: Aug 18 1:24 PM, 2012
 
 

Thank You Bron!. Yes I want to visit Cornwall, maybe next year!



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Char Nanfan


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Date: Aug 18 11:43 AM, 2012
 
 

Welcome James, always good to see new members. If you get chance to visit Cornwall next year, do! Its the most wonderful place. We usually go for our summer holiday but not this year, and  im having serious withdrawal symptoms! 



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Demelza


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Date: Aug 18 1:22 AM, 2012
 
 

Discussions here: http://poldark.activeboard.com/t3230280/poldarks-cornwall-by-winston-graham-1983/ and here: http://poldark.activeboard.com/t17555053/wgs-autobiography-memoirs-of-a-private-man-the-possible-infl/

If ever you want to read discussions about anything - use the Search feature (see tab above) and see if we have talked about it here. The forum is a wealth of information!



-- Edited by bronny on Saturday 18th of August 2012 01:24:11 AM

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Demelza


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Date: Aug 18 1:20 AM, 2012
 
 

Yes! Buy it Jim - both it and his 'Memoirs of a Private Man' are wonderful and a must for your collection. There is some crossover between the two books though....

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A passionate child rolling in the dust with her ugly dog; a girl driving oxen; a woman....Did anything else matter?
JamesW


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Date: Aug 17 8:51 PM, 2012
 
 

Thank You everyone for the warm welcome.Im waiting for the first edition of Demelza to arrive as well as the book with the story,Meeting Demelza. Mrs Gimlett, we who are involved in historical re-enactment do not see our period uniforms and civilian clothing as costumes. It is a  hobby,yes, and yet it involves family,friends and work is involved. it is also a bit of an escape back to a less complicated time. We do live with the weather yet its fun!

                                    My uniforms are U.S.Army, Regiment of Riflemen, Infantry and Artillery. and lots of sewing is involved!!! Some dye their own wool and yes sometimes the dye does run! LOL!!!

         I want to order Poldarks Cornwall. What are your opinions of this book?

                                  Thanks again!

                                        Jim



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Verity


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Date: Aug 14 6:25 PM, 2012
 
 

Hello James - and welcome to the Forum!

Dilys



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Date: Aug 14 10:13 AM, 2012
 
 

Hello James and welcome. 

Look forward to hearing more from you. I have a mental picture of you dancing a stately eighteenth century measure in full costume!

Mrs G



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Bella


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Date: Aug 13 9:53 PM, 2012
 
 

Hi James

Welcome aboard handshake.gif

Bella



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Hello James.


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Date: Aug 11 11:49 AM, 2012
 
 

Hi James great to have you join us and a very warm, belated welcome to the forum, which I know you will find really enjoyable smile



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JamesW


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Date: Aug 10 12:42 PM, 2012
 
 

Its fun being able to dance the dances in jane Austin films.Im going to look at the dance scenes in Poldark.....



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Demelza


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Date: Aug 9 11:21 PM, 2012
 
 

Oh I know Contra - not into it myself but a lot of the young morris kids love it here, it's at all the folk festivals.....I expect everyone needed to take dance lessons for Poldark! Choreographer was Geraldine Stephenson if I remember correctly.....my partner (also a Morris dancer) calls it 'formation walking' LOL!

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JamesW


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Date: Aug 9 3:05 PM, 2012
 
 

Or perhaps i should say Contra dancing. Its right out of Jane Austin. Did Robin and Angharad have to take dance lessons for the series?



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JamesW


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Date: Aug 9 2:44 PM, 2012
 
 

Here we call our type of dance Square Dancing,very simular to english country dance.I learned in elementary school.Sadly thry dont teach any form of dance anymore!



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JamesW


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Date: Aug 9 2:41 PM, 2012
 
 

Thank You,Bronn! I think thats what i ordered.On amazon it looked like there is a series of books with the scryfa name. Even if i ordered the wrong book,its fun reading the works of local authors!



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JamesW


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Date: Aug 9 2:37 PM, 2012
 
 

The car is a 1969 Austen Healey Sprite.The car has spent its life,since new in Northwest Ohio.I will check ebay and Abe books,Thank You!



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Demelza


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Hi James and welcome! Are you a Morris dancer by chance? (I am....)
'Meeting Demelza' was published in a journal called Scryfa - I got mine from the Cornish Bookshop just last year so I hope you are on the right track! If not, return it and I'll let you know further details.

Bron

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Ross Poldark


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Date: Aug 8 10:58 PM, 2012
 
 

Hi James a warm welcome to the forum ! What car are you thinking of restoring ?

You'll always find all the Poldark books as well as nearly all of WG's other books on EBay at very reasonable prices....

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_nkw=Winston+Graham&_armrs=1&_from=R40&_ipg=

As for finding a copy of "Meeting Demelza" anywhere these days it's going to be pretty difficult however there's quite a lot of useful information in the thread below....

http://poldark.activeboard.com/t1085264/14-meeting-demelza-2003-short-story/

Hope you enjoy it all !

Ross



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JamesW


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Date: Aug 8 6:20 PM, 2012
 
 

The last book series i read was game of thrones. they are good,however i much perfered Patrick O'Brians Aubrey-Maturen series or anything from Jane Austen! I ordered Meeting Demelza vis a cornwall bookshop yesterday.Amazon was not clear if it was in the book i ordered so perhaps im in for a suprise! (or disapointment? LOL!!!)

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JamesW


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Date: Aug 8 6:10 PM, 2012
 
 

I learned about this site on a Poldark group on facebook,yesterday, and sighed up here.Ive read the first two books of the series,sadly B&N only stocks the first three from this publisher.

                     I remember this series as it was very popular here. Ive recently retired from the auto industry.My hobies include historical re-enactment-War of 1812,and period dancing,reading,music,film and i may soon start restoring a british sports car.

           Yesterday i also recieved my copy of Making Poldark. Our local library has a copy of the series and it is popular,(sadly the do not have the book series)

I would love to visit Cornwall perhaps next summer?



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