#bessy higgins

[vickyvicarious]

Bessy feels a lot more honest and unfiltered than Margaret is used to, both in general and specifically with regards to her views on religion. And I think her obvious genuine feeling (and the condition of her illness) makes it hard for her to be dismissive of her exactly (I mean - she does do that, sort of, but in a clearly uncomfortable way which suggests she herself can't just ignore it as nothing), but it's still kind of hard to know how to react to, maybe? Like, before that Father in Heaven line, Bessy is raging against her doubt and the injustice that she has suffered, and which clearly has led her to think and feel very deeply about her faith and what she believes. Margaret hasn't had these experiences. And Bessy means so well and it's hard to just write off her pain, her death, and her interpretation of religion. But they aren't the kinds of things Margaret has had to consider or heard spoken about so openly and emotionally, and it's difficult for her.

I find it interesting in chapter 13 how Margaret - whose faith, barring one lapse, is strong - is still uncomfortable with how Bessy speaks about her faith and particularly about Heaven. Her responses are very simple compared with Bessy's passion ("we have a Father in Heaven") and as soon as she can, she changes the subject altogether ("I would rather hear something about what you used to do when you were well").

Partly it's that she's uncomfortable with discussion of Bessy's death, but there's also a contrast between Bessy's open, passionate, literalist belief and Margaret's much quieter faith. I get the impression that Margaret isn't used to people speaking like Bessy does.

[serial-serializednovelreader]

Not a formal Nova’s Notes but…

Here’s my thoughts on Chapter 8 of North and South Weekly summed up:

• I love that while they’re trying to make the house a home, it’s going to take more than nice wallpaper to do that (shoutout to Thornton for making that happen <3)

• Mr. Hale ONCE AGAIN complaining about this choice to his daughter as if he didn’t do this to his whole family 😭😭😭😭 sir, what do you want Margaret to do about this? Y’all are stuck here…

• Ouch on the fact Margaret comes to the realization Henry Lennox is a) trying to forget her because that’s what he does when he has people he doesn’t like in his life and b) if she had gotten engaged to him, he would’ve been deeply annoyed with her father’s resignation from the church. This is exactly what I thought how Lennox would react, soooo funny I called that lol.

• Dixon = Louis XIV 😂😂😂😂

• Too relatable on Margaret being lowkey scared of the men flirting with her, even if they have no malice behind it 😬

• I really do love that Margaret befriends the middle-aged Milton man and his daughter. I think it’s a lovely way for her to start sympathizing with the citizens of the town and it’s super sweet seeing them interact together <333333

• Bessy you better be okay 😭😭😭 I have had her for less than a chapter but I do not know what I will do if something happens to this precious child

• I love that Mr. Higgins can read her emotions so clearly to the point he knows he’s upset her a little bit by what he’s said; so far, this is the only person who has correctly guessed what she is thinking and, more importantly, has not judged her negatively for it!

[rabbitrah]

I love the north and south miniseries but I'm making a list of things they shouldn't have cut out

all the angry crying at various points

bessie higgins obsessed with the book of revelation

bessie higgins slightly gay for margaret

bessie higgins prophetic dream????

og proposal dialogue because it goes WAY harder

thornton getting on a bus out of town because he was too devastated to explain that, no, he wasn't waiting for the bus, he was just standing there trying not to cry and wail and fall to his knees.

More to come.

[mistofstars]

I'm I shambles, I'm in bits. I forgot how much beautiful pain and love also is in North and South and how much deaths 😭

It's like so obvious and heart-warming how people care for each other.

Bessie and Margaret's deep friendship, Dixon's (the housekeeper) undying devotion for Margaret's mother, how Margaret and her father take care of Mr Higgins after Bessie's death.., obviously the love of Thornton's mother for her son and how she is stern all the time but melts when it comes to John... the Hale's family's love for each other And the mutual respect between Mr Higgins and Thornton as they finally work together.

There's so much of the very human and heartfelt interactions I love about this!

[jordisstigander]

I can't remember specifically what the book says on that topic, but it is explicitly addressed in the mini series.

Margaret learns that Bessy has fluff on her lungs, and she asks if it happened at Malborough Mills. Bessy says no: she had previously worked elsewhere (perhaps Hampers?) before they learned the danger that inhaling the cotton fluff could bring. When Higgins learned about it, he immediately moved Bessie to Malborough Mills because they had the wheel/fan and it was safer.

But it was already too late.

The series also includes a dinner scene where Thornton is explicitly stated to have wheels installed in all of his factories. Once again, I do not remember if there is an equivalent passage in the book.

"(Since Bessy works in Thornton's mill and 'the fluff got into [her] lungs and poisoned' her [NSy I, ch. 13, p. 102], Thornton is clearly not one of the few masters who have installed a fan to 'carry off th' dust'.)"

mmm... No? It's never said that she did work at Marlborough? Thornton produces cotton fabric (that's Higgins speciality, working with looms), Bessy worked at a carding room. Maybe factories had the whole process and not just a part of it? But doesn't seem so to me. There's even a certain implication that the place might have been women-only (Higgins didn't want Bessy to work on a place he didn't know, because she was a pretty girl).

But most importantly, if Bessy's death had been caused by the poor working conditions at Marlborough... Don't you think that would have been... a significant thing to be addressed... When Higgins seeks employment there? Or are we supposed to assume he wouldn't have strong personal feelings about... the man who owns the factory that killed Bessy?

I can't even blame the miniseries (though of course no one should be writing academic papers on something if their point of reference is a tv adaptation), because I don't think that's said there? and if I recall correctly the series makes it so that Thornton IS installing the wheels in Marlborough?

[grayintogreen]

ROSEVERSE OST VOLUME ONE

Contains the inspo tracks for the first three fics in Roseverse. Also has liner notes under the cut because I have to explain some of these.

One Good Reason- Eric Stuart Band This is basically the song that inspired the things you hold most dear may not survive another day and kinda remains the main theme for Huskerdust in this first part of the series.

The River Won’t Flow- Songs for a New World So some of the songs on this playlist are not necessarily here because they fit moments, but because in my undying dedication to canon accuracy as close as I can manage, there’s moments where I’m like “SONG GOES HERE.” And in lieu of writing my own (because I can’t), I just flailed around until I found a song that fit the “vibe.” In this instance, this specific vibe this song offers suits a song about Lucifer reacting to the suggestion of sealing his powers and how this will showcase his humility (while hinting that he is EXTREMELY HUMBLED BY EVERYTHING).

Nobody’s Side- Scott Coulter I have so many covers of “Nobody’s Side” and not a damn one of them really fit the vibe I wanted here, so I just dropped the least offensive option. In an ideal world, a technoswing version of “Nobody’s Side” would be sung when Husk confronts Alastor about being Angel’s bodyguard.

Brave Face- Delta Goodrem Just a cute little song for the Chaggie moment in Chapter One.

Lithium- Nirvana I was going through a playlist of songs with sick guitar riffs and just was like “Yeah, Adam in the middle of a rage depression playing Nirvana on his guitar is fully what I wanted from that scene.”

Comfort Eagle- Cake This is simultaneously the perfect song to be playing in the background for the Adam and the Vees confrontation, but also god I want a musical number between Adam and Vox that is basically Comfort Eagle But Broadway.

The Fool- Ryn Carver Angel and Husk’s conversation as they leave the hotel in Chapter Two.

Kiss Quick- Matt Nathanson More Huskerdust pining, but now they’re at the porn studio.

VBS- Lucy Dacus Vaggie and Lucifer’s conversation in Chapter Two.

A Good Man Is Hard To Find- Bessie Smith Alastor at the end of Chapter Two in Eve’s domain.

Bottom of the River- Delta Rae Alastor’s flashback.

Hell on Heels- Pistol Annies Meet Eve! She’s awful!

The Lamb- Dessa Husk and Alastor’s conversation in the radio tower.

The Judgment- Elvis Costello Husk stands up for Angel.

Don’t Say Yes Until I Finish Talking- Christian Borle and the cast of Smash Another one of the “I just want a song here and can’t write one.” This song is actually specifically invoked in the prose even. In an ideal world, a song with this exact rhythm and sentiment would be performed by Vox (and occasionally Val trying to get a word in edgewise) during the confrontation at the studio. Bonus points for being sung by Vox’s VA.

Doing the Best That I Can (Escape From Berlin)- Stevie Nicks Husk and Angel’s “not-a-date.”

You Are the Problem Here- First Aid Kit Eve and Adam at the end of Chapter Three

The Rhythm of Life- Sweet Charity ONCE MORE WITH FEELING. This song does not fit the moment, but it’s the specific energy I want from a Vaggie and Angel number about her training him to take charge in the escape room.

We Both Reached For the Gun- Chicago Honest to God, the Radio Duel between Lucifer and Alastor is supposed to be this, but I could not write it out in the way I wanted without being obnoxious, but trust me that is what it’s supposed to look like.

Secondary Characters- title of show Bonus track of Chance and Diana realizing they’re the main characters while Husk and Angel are trapped in the closet.

Work Your Way Out- Ani DiFranco If you want to give yourself heart palpitations, listen to this song while reading the scene of Husk and Angel in the closet. It’s great.

All For Believing- Missy Higgins More Husk and Angel pining at the end of Chapter Four.

Feeling Good- Nina Simone Casino Demon theme.

A Tisket, a Tasket- Ella Fitzgerald On the Sunny Side of the Street- Ted Lewis Wishing (Will Make It So)- Vera Lynn

These are the three songs playing when Husk visits Al in his room, chosen for specific reasons. The first is for dissonance since it’s a silly little song that starts us off on something that is meant to be intimidating and creepy. The second- also for dissonance- is a friendly, cheerful song to play over the tension of Husk and Al’s conversation. The final song is indicative of Husk’s mental state.

Shape of My Heart- Josh Groban, Leslie Odom, Jr. In my head the Huskerdust sex scene would turn into a more reserved fantasy as the two of them distance themselves from the fact that they are, you know, on camera by singing a duet. Honestly, this song works almost perfectly for it with the card motifs without having to just hold it up for vibes.

Gunning Down Romance- Savage Garden SONGS FOR HUSK RUINING EVERYTHING.

Two Evils- Bastille My DM once played me this song at a pivotal moment in the narrative we were running and it’s stayed with me ever since. It’s got the perfect ambiance for Alastor and Husk’s conversation at the diner.

This is Gonna Hurt- Sixx AM Angel in the limo at the end of Chapter Five.

End of the World News- Tom McRae I imagine this song playing over a montage of scenes at the top of Chapter Six in the aftermath of Angel’s defection.

Capital G- Nine Inch Nails Adam’s broadcast.

Don’t Scare Me Papa (Axeman’s Rag)- Squirrel Nut Zippers Song specifically invoked by Alastor because he’s a nerd.

Holding Out For a Hero- Bonnie Tyler SIEGE OF VEE TOWER LET’S GO.

Wreck- Mieka Pauley Eve at the end of Chapter Six.

Candleburn- Dishwalla Lucifer at the top of Chapter Seven. Everyone cry.

Someone to Fall Back On- Jason Robert Brown Husk and Angel, the morning after.

Eat Them Apples- Suzi Wu Jez, who is absolutely NOT Eve, even though her theme seems to have so much Eve related imagery. Cannot imagine that’s relevant.

bury a friend- Pomplamoose Alastor gets his shit dragged out in front of everyone and Charlie gets her feelings hurt. (Thanks Eve.)

Secret- Denmark + Winter Vaggie and the gang at the diner learning all the Unfortunate Things.

Sabbath Incantation- Thom Yorke Charlie and Jez and the seal.

Case of the Ex- Mya Eve’s ascension and Adam’s death.

Walk Through the Fire- BtVS Cast This is my “Charlie drags herself out of the ruins of her dream” song as the gang prepares to face Eve. Obviously it’s not beat for beat perfect, BUT IT’S THE VIBE.

Nothing Left to Lose- Jeremy Jordan, Eden Espinosa This on the other hand… Listen, I wrote that conversation between Lucifer and Eve with this song in mind. In my heart, it’s being sung between them in that moment, only with slightly different lyrics.

I Didn’t Know I’d Love You So Much- Repo! The Genetic Opera See above. Literally wrote Charlie and Lucifer after Lucifer gets STABBED with this song in mind.

No Return- Craig Wedron, Aanna Waronker EVE FIGHT TO THE TUNE OF THE TOXIC FEMININITY THEME.

Wings- Birdy Charlie’s ascension + the power of love.

Forget About the Blame (Moon Version)- Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Lzzy Hale Lilith returns.

Last Exit to Eden- Amanda Marshall Aftermath, which does include Alastor eating Eve so that’s fun.

You’ll Never Leave Harlan Alive- Kathy Mattea Six months later. I went through so many damn covers of this song for one that fit.

We’ll Meet Again- Vera Lynn And here we are in red, red roses and dead things. This is the Vera Lynn song Al plays for Charlie as he’s giving her the tour.

Weeping (w/ Ladysmith Black Mamba)- Josh Groban Lucifer trying to help and FAILING.

I Never Promised You a Rose Garden- Lynn Anderson Or “lyrical dissonance my beloved.”

Fingerbreaker- Jelly Roll Morton The Chicago Strut- Jelly Roll Morton, Gregory Hines, Keith David The two songs that Husk and Al perform while getting sloshed. I don’t think the second one has a sax in it at all but I’m Bad At Music. It does have Keith David though!

[smolgreybunny]

I don't have much to say about this chapter.

We meet the Higgins' and get a feel for how their life is. Bessy and Mr. Higgins differences of religious belief are interesting.

I'm looking forward to Margaret meeting Mrs. Thornton next week, that will definitely be entertaining!

[mollywog]

Abel and Cissy Gay are reminding me a lot of Nicholas and Bessy Higgins

[twinklingwatermellon]

this is so beautiful????

WHOAAAA HANG ON

[kwebtv]

North and South - BBC - December 1, 1975 - December 22, 1975

Drama (4 Episodes)

Running Time: 60 minutes

Stars:

Rosalind Shanks as Margaret Hale

Robin Bailey as Mr. Hale

Kathleen Byron as Mrs. Hale

Peggy Ann Wood as Dixon

Patrick Stewart as John Thornton

Rosalie Crutchley as Mrs. Thornton

Norman Jones as Nicholas Higgins

Barbara Hickmott as Bessy Higgins

Ian Marter as Henry Lennox

Gail Harrison as Edith Shaw

Ginette McDonald as Mary Higgins

Pamela Moiseiwitsch as Fanny Thornton

Ray Mort as Carter

Christopher Burgess as Boucher

Frank Mills as Williams

Peter Welch as Slickson

Cyril Luckham as Mr. Bell

Tim Pigott-Smith as Frederick Hale

[thethirdromana]

“My lass,” said he, “yo’re but a young wench, but don’t yo think I can keep three people—that’s Bessy, and Mary, and me—on sixteen shillings a week?”

It's worth noting here that Higgins is earning only a shilling a week more than the extreme poverty wages that the Thorntons used to survive on.

[thatscarletflycatcher]

I have been noticing something about North and South Weekly, and that is the very low engagement/commentary on the Higgins/Bessy weeks. And I don't mean this post in a "silly shallow readers only engaging with the romance plot" way at all, because it is a very good dynamic and I love romance and I'm not ashamed of loving romance. It's more about my experience of revisiting the text, and the Higgins plotline growing on me more and more each time.

Part of it is learning about how much Gaskell loved the character of John Barton in Mary Barton -and how Nicholas and Bessy Higgins are a remix of those characters, but besides that...

Under Bessy's "victorianness" there's such a gut punching story of a young woman who has always only known toil and the relative seclusion of industrial town life, something that Gaskell brings across so well with the soundscape of the novel in the neverending industrial noise that tortures Bessy and the sense of oppression Margaret gets in Milton. And you can almost touch Bessy's feverishness and horror mixed with her delirious craving for Heaven and peace and quiet and rest. Margaret, besides her own, reflects our shock and discomfort with this picture.

And then there's Nicholas, who is written as intelligent and noble but also full of pathos. In my last reread, I found myself tearing up at his scenes more than any other. Granted, some of his best moments and lines come much later on than this point, but even so far, bits like this one in chapter XI:

Bessy leant back against her father, who prepared to carry her upstairs; but as Margaret rose to go, he struggled to say something; “I could wish there were a God, if it were only to ask Him to bless thee.”

that show his love for Bessy and his inner conflict, are so touching.

I guess what I'm trying to say is to extend an invitation to look more closely into these chapters, because there's good stuff in them too, and nothing in this novel is filler.

[sleeppaw]

Working on Chapter 30 of 75 Years

For the Victors' Statuses as of the end of the 30th Hunger Games, and let's just say every Victor before the 22nd Hunger Games except Lucy Grey Baird is a parent to at least one child. Basically the current Victor Breakdown is like this:

Pre-Dark Days born Victors: Edgar, Virgil, Ginny, Horsa, Mmseyone, Paris, Chive, Samson, Hestia, Lucy Grey, Mags, Tammy and Molly.

Dark Days born Victors: Dinah and Kronos.

Volumnia Gaul Era Victors: Woof, Bailey, Maxmillian, Imogen, Caelus, Alexei, Helios, Rachel, Huyen, Eric, Aaron, Rheneas, Taliesin, Skarloey and Victoria.

So far, two sets of siblings have won the Games, Paris and Hestia Curl and the Rowe brothers. The latter is the reason why Victors cannot Mentor relatives. Two Victors are Second-Generation: Taliesin Georges and Victoria Curl, which will result in a 27-year gap of Second-Generation Victors.

Year of Birth for Victors:

B.D.D 17: Edgar Parlour

B.D.D 16: Virgil Barde

B.D.D 15: Ginny Canova, Horsa Georges

B.D.D 14: Mmseyone Musk, Paris Curl

B.D.D 13: Chive Carmichael

B.D.D 12: Samson Wilson

B.D.D 9: Hestia Curl

B.D.D 7: Lucy Grey Baird

B.D.D 6:

B.D.D 5: Mags Flanagan

B.D.D 4: Tammy Winchester, Molly Frost

B.D.D 3: Dinah West

B.D.D 2: Kronos Jackson

B.D.D 1:

A.D.D 1: Woof Casino, Bailey Thornton, Maxmillian Jaaskelainen

A.D.D 2:

A.D.D 3: Imogen Roosa, Caelus Harris

A.D.D 4: Alexei Gandy

A.D.D 5: Helios Molyneux, Rachel Oakley

A.D.D 6: Huyen Le Duc

A.D.D 7: Eric Vega

A.D.D 8:

A.D.D 9:

A.D.D 10: Aaron McFall, Rheneas Rowe

A.D.D 11: Taliesin Georges

A.D.D 12: Skarloey Rowe, Victoria Curl

Year of Birth of deceased Tributes:

B.D.D 17: Elizabeth Oates, Rocky Turner

B.D.D 16: Danielle Andrews, Wilma Wilson, Samuel Plumptre, Xavier Morgan, Jasmine Arnold, Trolius Critchley, Martin Norman, Gregory Burns

B.D.D 15: Natasha Adams, Eric Odegaard, Stuart White, Anita Bedford, Robert O'Brien, Erin Grealish, Tarquin Henshaw, Gemma Turner, Emeline Bader, Linda Swift, Ethelbert King, Ariana Birdwell, Hercules Roberts, Denny Hamilton

B.D.D 14: Wilbert Horrocks, Hazel Haaland, Rachel Leith, Florence Sykes, Yuna Wexford, Fern Norman, Elizabeth Plantagent, Clemont Albon, Evie Ahmet, Keanu Westwood, June Holloway, Amethyst Rickards, Jack Heyer, Ursula Lavene

B.D.D 13: Thomas Graveson, Tanusha Armstrong, Quint Sampson, Henriette Waverley, Charles Sharman, Goddard Davis, Juliana Dean, Tilly Zane, Basil Reid, Horatio Styles, Oliver Shields, Danae Colwill, Deborah Glosswill, Jewel Chaney

B.D.D 12: Polly Lawson, Simon Thomson, Denzel Wallace, Corienne Sakata, Arianne Montford, Duncan Peake, Ash Blake, Jussi Branson, Quentin Springfield, James Kendall, Sophie McHale, Denis Rostron, Taliesin Searson, Ginger Carmichael, Wheat Murdoch, Flora Demaine, Swift Roswell, Harold Hennessey, Lachlan Hennessey, Theobald Wong, Athena Hislop, Granit McKennie, Fiona Grissom, Leah Andrews, Rolex Head, Ariadne Hopkins, Faith Dolman

B.D.D 11: Clive Campbell, Honeysuckle Lewandolski, William Zeriporath, Percy West, Daniella Hertzen, Francesc Dove, Saffie Pope, Carlos Spinner, Beatrice Draghi, Billy Thompson, Set Daniels, Gordon Wilson, Alicia Scott, Barbara Cantwell, Tabitha Reeves, Fabio Shepard, Ian Perez, Berry Birtwhistle, Moora Reinheldt, Meredith St. Laurent, Malik Hammond, Cedric Armstrong, Crystal Aramani, Hermes Steenson

B.D.D 10: Jack Oxenbridge, Esther Reinhold, Selene Ambrose, Summer Pearson, Tor Dybala, Danielle Verstappen, Gregory McDonald, Lucy Higgins, Samuel Lanegan, Fig Demaine, Amber McCready, Briony Goram, Josephine Knutsford, Cynthia Dobson, Rufus Goth, Fabrian Rees-Mogg, Acantha Coller

B.D.D 9: Emily Gore, Claire McNarama, Travis Hubble, Davy Poldolski, Vincent Biden, Johnathon Scott, Alastor Harris, Alexa Thompson, Dallas Gill, Gwen Maxwell, Europhia Whitmore, Zeus Thornford, Rollo Unsworth, Therin Lee, Dinah Beckham

B.D.D 8: Riko Tomiyasu, Lumber Hirsch, Richard Bellerin, Bessie Georges, Volts Shearon, Raihan Javeed, Mark Babbage, Rafferty McAuley, Xavier Daniels, Sarah Glosswill, Venetia Conrad, Buttercup Mort, Theseus Warman, Tethys Claxton, Coast Porter, Quiona Murdoch, Apis Weald, Becky Cox, Piers Wheatley, Margaret Plantagent, Samir Khan, Ondine Wharton, Samantha Renee, Alexander Wright, Vincent Cooper, Coleen Weir, Marcus Lance, Jessup Diggs

B.D.D 7: Allie Crean, Nell Hawkesworth, Eleanor Skarbinski, Natalie Devlin, Cordelia Barett, Raphael Sherwood, Ross Butt, Edmund Hartley, Matisha Young, Maeve Hill, Thor Chang, Kainalu Milton, Becky Mitrovic, Angelica Truss, Facet Boleyn, Sabyn Rosicky, Panlo Schafer, Brandy Kuse, Tanner Brutscheidt, Reaper Ash, Chardonnay Emerson, Ajax Hutcherson, Diantha Hood, Mollie Watkins

B.D.D 6: Dana Humble, Miriam McCullock, Graham Price, Korden Baker, Katrielle Marshall, Will Sinner, Dusty Carroll, Vladimir Gagarin, Kiki Palin, Plum Chambers, Ley McHale, Bede Griffin, Cherry Gore, Clovis Klass, Lacey Scholfield, Blossom Arteta, Heron Viera, Ashley Compton, Velvereen Howard, Circ Abold, Hy Dinkleage, Otto Blyth, Bobbin Gibson, Nova Trump, Callum Lampard, Dylan Colwill, Kylian Armstrong, Michelle Osment, Beryl Whittingham, Amaze Renner, Sandy Crouch, Achilles Evans, Kano Murrel, Buckle Crompton

B.D.D 5: Fredrick Hardman, Lesley Stafford, Chuck Ramsey, Passiflora Wallis, Layla Sharpe, Llewellyn Searson, Coral Lansing, Sol Benson, Lamina Boehm, Fifi Soucek, Oliver Matthews, Shardai Radcliffe, Richard Waddlingham, Graph Giedoric, Rose Lineker, Terance Gove, Cascade Benanti,Juniper Buschschluter, Phoenix Grealish, Venus Kroenke, Fabrege Tella, Squire Morelle, Mare Dani

B.D.D 4: Beta Zukerburg, Twine Saliba, Edric Drake, Ginnee Zegler, Treech Berrecloth, Wovey Sanchez, Dill Steeples, Gus Davis, Thimble Ball, Wilfred Mehrtens, Axel Dooley, Quiona Van Dyke, Daisy Dove, Jennifer Bale, Sorghum Yates, Eleanor Rice, Marvellous Bennett

B.D.D 3: Ewe Potter, Mizzen Dillon, Sheaf Liao, Miguel Keena, Bella Bradshaw, Amphere Powell, Daffyd Wilson, Polly Arkwright, Clover Mellark, Thora Andam, Maurice Kendall, Laura Norwood, Tingle Wilde, Juniper Haaland, Bramble Benham, Devon Dent, Agate Inch, Atlas Duncan, Shaun Hudgell, Hydrogen Molyneux, Farro Marginson, Olivia Penfold, Apatite Trump

B.D.D 2: Clara Scarpa, Avatrix Sturridge, Durian Obafemi, Sakura Mehmi, Ella Gower, Saturn Rashford, Planter Shelvey, Raphael Lukic, Maisie Zephyr, Eden Farrel, Jocasta Kerr, Timothy Cheng, Aalto Simms, Lyndsey Schirra, Marty Schirra, Velvey Wyn, Dekopon Luby, Rocky Correa, Sirius Dobson, Romney Sachar, Hersilia Bride, Aethra O’Callaghan, Corkie Rhyder, Justus Tuchel

B.D.D 1: Jude Giraldi, Summer Jamieson, Kellie Rutherford, Graham Darling, Mustang Raikov, Moana Odair, Demeter Whitehead, Bronze St. Laurent, Augusta Hopkins, Volta Lovelace, Kirsty Darvill, Birdie Potter, Brock Hale, Aquamarine St. Laurent, Brucite Naples, Sagitta Evans, Owen Lightoller, Brontes Bell, Homer Platz

A.D.D 0: Zap Yongge, Vinyl Worthley, Brett McCallum, Aja Chandler, Tamie Ward, Pork Russell, Apricot Tarrant, Belinay Chasson, Gull Wharton, Emilia Wilson, Bartlett Zusak, Annika Upson, Ezekiel Palma, Blue Martinelli, Bulgur Shaw, Chelsea McCann, Cheddar Relph, Anchor Calafiori, Gabriel Duckett, Dartmoor March, Lyla Jackson, Terrari Gill, Monty Heyer, Drusa Lansbury, Beck Hinton, Branch Appleby, Bee Mitford, Hermione Kerr, Adolphus Turner, Nobby Carmichael

A.D.D 1: Urania Bell, Paillette Rooney, Avel Stein, Violet Gore, Vivian Higgins, Carob Chambers, Declan Wheatley, Topaz Hirst, Antares Mayot, Adhira Rosati, Laguna Roseau, Ahana Sachar, Mae Ruvkin, Avery McCurdy, Clarabelle Ralph, Cornflower Murray, Blue Anderson, Mozzarella Ambros, Peridot Bennett, Alexandra Evans, Tiberius Hood, Pine Haaland

A.D.D 2: John Blakeway, Barak Zukerburg, Annona Thornley, Iseult Lowe, Radish Humble, Bria Hartley, Story Mancini, Wilbert Cantwell, Zapana Young, Rusty Finchett, Joanne Lukic, Emu Shelvey, Dragon Nielson, April Swift, Fife Crook, Hop Whittingham, Pearl Colwill, Francia Kirkland, Hector Aldrin, Coller Manthei, Tempest Calafiori, Silica Payne

A.D.D 3: Steve Kelce, Darn Garfield, Custard Clarkson, Paul Dooley, Clotch Crompton, Chardonnay Lord, Lithium Soucek, Trench Calafiori, Whatnot Radcliffe, Bay Osment, Audhulma Lanegan, Crow Weir, Quartz Aramani, Pearl Rickards, Hilaria Morelle, Corentin Winchester, Sycamore Rykwert, Kaniwa Schwartz, Gouda Smithills, Amy Grissom, Buttercup Webb, Ametrine Grande

A.D.D 4: Umeme Manville, Ociel Musk, Flora Carmichael, Wattson Andam, Craig Giraldi, Turbine Dafoe, Anna Chapdelaine, Calico Arkwright, Loin Devlin, Edmund Roswell, Wheaton Gbangbola, Faraday Plummer, Serena Peazer, Cartier Duncan, Kendall Verstappen, Malik Hammond, Dougal Irons, Chicory MacFarlane, Alstaia Ramsdale, Bluebell Rice, Rain McGee

A.D.D 5: Bluebell Johnson, Amber Easton, Clemmie Birtwhistle, Pixie Powell, Pi Stanley, Kaito Flanagan, Lucillia Kerr, Tantualla Tesch, Keira Glosswill, Pulley Withers, Corn Deary, Rouse Croft, Dion Sullivan, Charlotte Piper, Terry Dendonker, Alexandria Banda, Derby McGuire, Thisbe Flattum, Vincent Caprotti, Sawdust Hession, Dyla Sinfield, Hip Moreno, Chanel Angloumeme, Cliff Laverne, Neil Spivey

A.D.D 6: Cheesecloth Bolton, Alizee Zengel, Quentin Molyneux, Miller Perez, Hope Carroll, Cotton Jenrick, Polaris Swiatek, Ranto Plett, Boa Osimhen, Edie Barraclough, Pick Leggett, Paula Kerr, Muir Dyrdyra, Mellan Rojas, Esme Bianchi, Silver Heyer, Boudicca Jensen, Seaweed Woodson

A.D.D 7: Katka Mulino, Marianne Garvin, Harvest Benyaer, Exmoor March, Wirelett Andam, Branchlynn Allen, Treck Moore, Clinton Boscotti, Honda Churchwood, Wycombe McDonald, Firya Burrow, Kyranite Stanway, Plutonia Maywell, Whitt Allen, Virginia Osimhen, Collie Piper, Slate Lavene, Ariel Cox, Indigo Havilland, Treasure Parlour, Crown Van Day, Athena Phillipson, Valour Amesbury, Thetis Colwill, Anchor McGregor, Stuart White II

A.D.D 8: Marty Knutsford, Argyle Houghton, Erjon Feist, Naan Stokes, Buttercup O’Hara, Levinia Paley, Pincushion Withers, Bacchus Sullivan, Ronnie Otten, Ebony Rostron, Jack West, Quiona Stokes, Seville Demain, Ashton Parry, Alcreme Musk, Awen Clark, Fifi Kramphaus, Romney Fields, Apus Dehaney

A.D.D 9: Marconi Powell, Cordalie Oritz, Polonina Bachega, Hannah Kackurri, Sourdough Ferguson, Damla Heard, Styx Cernan, Plantine Trendak, Edward Rowe, Felicia Levykin, Steelson Glenn, Thread Crouch, Mercedes Glenn, Alban Rostron, Woola Garvin, Violet Letts, Leonard Otten, Opal Windsor, Cinnabar Trump, Valkyrie McGraw, John Shields, Jacqui Moore, Johnny Withers, Sequin Ogliviy, Bacchius Brown, Artemisia Black, Scutum Wallis

A.D.D 10: Moto Schmidt, Couscous Ferguson, Alisa Gedling, Timadeuc Brychczy, Janelle Curie, Jamie Upton, Annabelle Mordaunt, Barklyn West, Teal Gore, Clara McCullock, Fern Thornley, Orage Lubetkin, Lake Dyrdrya, Jordan Calafiori, Oregon Weigman, Tiger Osment, Elionwy Smithills, Straw Gbangbola, Snowdrop Crook, Gravel Hale, Moana Dyrdyra, Kai Port, Tarpaulin Barde, Tessa Dench, Glisten Stanway, Shine Clahane, Io Luu, Blade Rutte

A.D.D 11: Anise Perez, Atom Maywell, Berry 'O'Hara, Artemis Lovell, Cabinet Easton, Brandon Ramsdale, Tabbock Nielson, Edwina Thompson, Mattias Feist, Michael Appleton, Patric Crook, Tomato Maupay, Kaylene Havertz, Ptolemy Harris

A.D.D 12: Eve Barraclough, Cutlet Ribery, Neil Ishiba, Perun Tym, Feltette Radcliffe, Lavender Schwartz, Karis Okonkwo, Juniper Allen, Cress Arestrup, Jersey March, Rose Benham, Amphitrite Colwill, Surf McGee, Ennie Okonkwo, Honey MacFarlane, Rhiannon Croft, Lama Seadeaux, Tinsel Windsor, Cleopatra Wallis, Star Markle, Driftwood Heard, Hengist McDonald

A.D.D 13: Nghia Le Duc, Dangira Milmo, Jimmy Irons, Maple Deary, Tad Shelvey, Neo Rojas, Moises Moore, Tyger Osimhen, Susan Hulton, Hera Okonkwo, Goldenrod Gore, Bruce Collins

A.D.D 14: Esther Hatton, Rotwein McCann, Ciela Curie,Telstar Weigman, Twig Kackurri, Silkie Jenrick, Goose Sullivan, Alec Molyneux, Volvo Nketiah, Miriam Patino, Olive Moyes, Swallow Maupay

A.D.D 15: Elesia Nadella, Cackle Oritz, Boulder Collins, Tilda Boateng, Josephine Cantwell, Lori Moreno

A.D.D 16: Brindle Otten, Oak Trossard

A.D.D 17: Thread Osimhen, Poppy Dendocker

So that's the breakdown of the timeline in "75 Years" so far. I will do the list again once chapter 30 is posted

[kajaono]

Looking up if Bessys illness could be cured today and being shocked that still today 50% of all patients that get diagnosed with COPD die within ten years after the diagnosis

[musicprincess1990]

Doesn't matter how many times I've seen it, how well I know it. Every time I watch the scene where Margaret and Nicholas find Bessy dead, it just BREAKS ME.

And I'm talking, waterfall tears, full body sobs, have to pause the show until I stop crying kind of broken.

Every. Damn. Time. 😭💔

[thatblueskylark]

me: reading North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell

Bessy Higgins: - constantly saying how much she loves Miss Margaret and how she is the most beautiful creature on earth and also asking to be buried with something of Margaret’s - 

me: