h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

I used to be good at French. I've forgotten a lot.

Surely /nouveau riche/ is singular and /nouveaux riches/ is plural. Both the noun and the adjective change, no?

TRiG.

I changed it to nouveau riche...I think that's right?

While I'm no fan of Austen's work, I do think that "Emma" is her best novel. Having had to read it again, and again, and AGAIN, for my A-Level I know there is tons of stuff which could be written about this novel, but this entry is concise, and sticks to relevant info. Certainly deserved the A+.
The only thing you could say more about is the way the narrator often pokes fun at her own characters with ironic asides and such.

The actual essay I got an A+ for is long gone, but thanks!

And about the only suggestion I'd make is to expand the introduction a bit to provide a tiny bit more information for the casual reader. When was Emma written? Did it come before or after Pride & Prejudice and her other, more famous works? What type of a book is it? Just a few sentences to really help somebody who's never even heard of the book get an idea about whether it's the kind of novel they'll enjoy. Then go into your first para about Highbury and where it's located.

Cheers!

(BTW - it's my all-time favourite novel and the rest of the entry neatly reminded me why I love it so much!)

Paully

How's this going? I'd hate to see this entry sink to the bottom of Peer Review when it's got so much potential.

Paully

Hi

Thanks for your comments before. Sorry I haven't gotten to them yet, I'll work on them tomorrow or the weekend (It's 1.44am here).

Thanks!

Marvellous - we'll look forward to reading the updates. Now get some kip!

Paully

OK, I've put another paragraph in. It may look short, but it's taken me ages to get the wording right!

Any clues as to which paragraph is the new one? I'd like to proofread it.

First one

I don't think you should talk about Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park and Sense and Sensibility in the first paragraph; this entry is about Emma. People who want to know about her other work can follow the Jane Austen link.

On the other hand, if you decide to leave them, the Pride and Prejudice link is wrong. It should be to A847505.

I don't think there should be a comma before 'respectively'.

The phrase "mystery story ..." should be enclosed in single quotes rather than double ones.

OK thanks.

I fixed the things you mentioned except for Austen's other novels - following Paully's advice there.

Any other suggestions?

*Wanders through quietly*

*looks around mournfully*

Don't be too sad. Some scout will stumble across this eventually and recognise the quality. Entries can spend a long time sitting doing nothing before they are picked. I've one in that state myself.

At least no one's forgotten about it!

And just as another hint...


COOOO-EEEEE! SCOUTY SCOUTY SCOUTIES! THIS ONE'S READY!!!

Paully

Thanks