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Showing posts with label Suggestions. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Suggestions. Show all posts

Mid-Voting Progress for Suggestions

Saturday, November 5, 2011

 Here is the mid voting progress for the suggestions for the 2nd Period Drama Tournament! As of last night, the polls so far has been...

Esther Summerson (Bleak House) -- 28 votes
Bella Wilfer (Our Mutual Friend) -- 12 votes
Lizzie Hexam (Our Mutual Friend) -- 9 votes
Madeline Bray (Nicholas Nickleby) -- 7 votes
Kate Nickleby (Nicholas Nickleby) -- 9 votes
Lorna Doone (Lorna Doone) -- 5 votes
Mirah Lapidoth (Daniel Deronda) -- 10 votes
Gwendolen Fairfax (The Importance of Being Earnest) -- 5 votes
Cecily Cardew (The Importance of Being Earnest)  -- 5 votes
Dorothea Brooke (Middlemarch) -- 1 votes
Eleanor Tilney (Northanger Abbey) -- 18 votes
Meg March (Little Women) -- 18 votes
Jo March (Little Women) -- 19 votes
Beth March (Little Women) -- 15 votes
Amy March (Little Women) -- 15 votes
Marguerite Blakney (The Scarlet Pimpernel) -- 11 votes
Lady Violet (Downton Abbey) -- 10 votes
Anne Taylor Weston (Emma) -- 14 votes
Deborah Jenkyns (Cranford) --  6 votes
Helen Graham (The Tenant of Wildfell Hall) -- 2 votes
Catherine Earnshaw (Wuthering Heights) -- 3 votes
Tess Durbeyfield (Tess of the D'Urbevilles) -- 2 votes
Beatrice (Much Ado About Nothing) -- 8 votes
Portia (Merchant of Venice) -- 3 votes
Diana Barry (Anne of Green Gables) -- 16 votes
Tzeitel (Fiddler on the Roof) -- 6 votes
Miss Browning (Wives and Daughters) -- 9 votes
Miss Phoebe Browning (Wives and Daughters) -- 10 votes
Sara Stanley (Road to Avonlea) -- 5 votes
Ada Clare (Bleak House) -- 13 votes
Edith Adelon (The Inheritance) -- 6 votes
Louisa Musgrove (Persuasion) -- 3 votes
Lucie Manette (A Tale of Two Cities) -- 3 votes
Agnes Wickfield (David Copperfield) -- 12 votes
Esmerelda (The Hunchback of Notre Dame) -- 2 votes
Amelia Sedley (Vanity Fair) -- 1 votes
Catherine Linton (Wuthering Heights) -- 3 votes
Beatrix Potter (Miss Potter) -- 16 votes
Felicity King (Road to Avonlea) -- 4 votes
Cosette (Les Miserables) -- 4 votes
Peggy Bell (Return to Cranford) -- 8 votes
Laura Ingalls Wilder (Little House On The Prairie) -- 15 votes
Emily Byrd Starr (Emily of New Moon) -- 6 votes
Bathsheba Everdene (Far From the Madding Crowd) -- 2 votes
Lucy Honeychurch (A Room With A View) -- 2 votes
Sara Crew (A Little Princess) -- 9 votes
Mary Lennox (The Secret Garden) -- 8 votes
Queen Elizabeth, wife of George VI (The King's Speech) -- 4 votes
Dorothy Stanbury (He Knew He Was Right) -- 3 votes
Bessy Higgins (North & South) -- 11 votes
Olivia King Dale (Road to Avonlea) -- 5 votes
Hetty King (Road to Avonlea) -- 2 votes
Roxanne (Cyrano de Bergerac) -- 3 votes
Wenneveria (Pendragon: Sword of His Father) -- 1 votes
Buttercup (Princess Bride) -- 14 votes
Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn) -- 3 votes
Charlotte Lucas (Pride and Prejudice)  -- 9 votes
Danielle De Barbarac (Ever After: A Cinderella Story) -- 9 votes
Maid Marian (Robin Hood) -- 13 votes
Caddy Jellyby (Bleak House) -- 4 votes
Lady Dedlock (Bleak House) -- 9 votes
Miss Buck (Upstairs Downstairs) -- 8 votes
Lady Maud Holland (Upstairs Downstairs) -- 9 votes
Lady Agnes Holland (Upstairs Downstairs) -- 7 votes
Lady Persephone Towne (Upstairs Downstairs) -- 2 votes
Mrs. Thackeray (Upstairs Downstairs) -- 6 votes
Rachel Perlmutter (Upstairs Downstairs) -- 3 votes
Ivy Morris (Upstairs Downstairs) -- 9 votes
Mrs. Isobel Crawley (Downton Abbey) -- 3 votes
Gwen (Downton Abbey) -- 3 votes
Daisy (Downton Abbey) -- 5 votes
Mrs. Elsie Hughes (Downton Abbey) -- 9 votes
Mrs. Patmore (Downton Abbey) -- 11 votes

The Top Ten Contestants So Far!
Esther Summerson (Bleak House) -- 28 votes
Jo March (Little Women) -- 19 votes

Eleanor Tilney (Northanger Abbey) -- 18 votes
Meg March (Little Women) -- 18 votes
Diana Barry (Anne of Green Gables) -- 16 votes
Beatrix Potter (Miss Potter) -- 16 votes
Laura Ingalls Wilder (Little House On The Prairie) -- 15 votes

Beth March (Little Women) -- 15 votes
Amy March (Little Women) -- 15 votes
Anne Taylor Weston (Emma) -- 14 votes (tied)
Buttercup (Princess Bride) -- 14 votes (tied)


Don't see your favorite contestant in the Top 10 and haven't voted yet? Go and vote for your favorite!


God Bless,
  God Bless, Miss Elizabeth Bennet

Suggestions Poll Up

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

 Sorry it took longer than I thought to put up this poll. It was a bit of a busy day today. Because I put it up so late, I extended the polling time until November 9th. Go and vote!


God Bless,
 God Bless, Miss Elizabeth Bennet

Last Day For Suggestions for Suggestions List!

Monday, October 31, 2011

First of all, I've gotten a couple more suggestions for the list!

Caddy Jellyby (Bleak House)
Lady Dedlock (Bleak House)
Miss Buck (Upstairs Downstairs)
Lady Maud Holland (Upstairs Downstairs)
Lady Agnes Holland (Upstairs Downstairs)
Lady Persephone Towne (Upstairs Downstairs)
Mrs. Thackeray (Upstairs Downstairs)
Rachel Perlmutter (Upstairs Downstairs)
Ivy Morris (Upstairs Downstairs)
Mrs. Isobel Crawley (Downton Abbey)
Gwen (Downton Abbey)
Daisy (Downton Abbey)
Mrs. Elsie Hughes (Downton Abbey)
Mrs. Patmore (Downton Abbey)

Here is the list so far!
Esther Summerson (Bleak House)
Bella Wilfer (Our Mutual Friend)
Lizzie Hexam (Our Mutual Friend)
Madeline Bray (Nicholas Nickleby)
Kate Nickleby (Nicholas Nickleby)
Lorna Doone (Lorna Doone)
Mirah Lapidoth (Daniel Deronda)
Gwendolen Fairfax (The Importance of Being Earnest)
Cecily Cardew (The Importance of Being Earnest) 
Dorothea Brooke (Middlemarch)
Eleanor Tilney (Northanger Abbey)
Meg March (Little Women)
Jo March (Little Women)
Beth March (Little Women)
Amy March (Little Women)
Marguerite Blakney (The Scarlet Pimpernel)
Lady Violet (Downton Abbey)
Anne Taylor Weston (Emma)
Deborah Jenkyns (Cranford)
Helen Graham (The Tenant of Wildfell Hall)
Catherine Earnshaw (Wuthering Heights)
Tess Durbeyfield (Tess of the D'Urbevilles)
Beatrice (Much Ado About Nothing)
Portia (Merchant of Venice)
Diana Barry (Anne of Green Gables)
Tzeitel (Fiddler on the Roof)
Miss Browning (Wives and Daughters) -- both?
Sara Stanley (Road to Avonlea)
Ada Clare (Bleak House)
Edith Adelon (The Inheritance)
Louisa Musgrove (Persuasion)
Lucie Manette (A Tale of Two Cities)
Agnes Wickfield (David Copperfield)
Esmerelda (The Hunchback of Notre Dame)
Amelia Sedley (Vanity Fair)
Catherine Linton (Wuthering Heights)
Beatrix Potter (Miss Potter)
Felicity King (Road to Avonlea)
Cosette (Les Miserables)
Peggy Bell (Return to Cranford)
Laura Ingalls Wilder (Little House On The Prairie)
Emily Byrd Starr (Emily of New Moon)
Bathsheba Everdene (Far From the Madding Crowd)
Lucy Honeychurch (A Room With A View)
Sara Crew (A Little Princess)
Mary Lennox (The Secret Garden)
Queen Elizabeth, wife of George VI (The King's Speech)
Dorothy Stanbury (He Knew He Was Right)
Bessy Higgins (North & South)
Olivia King Dale (Road to Avonlea)
Hetty King (Road to Avonlea)
Roxanne (Cyrano de Bergerac)
Wenneveria (Pendragon: Sword of His Father)
Buttercup (Princess Bride)
Mary Lennox (The Secret Garden)
Sara Crewe (A Little Princess)
Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn)
Charlotte Lucas (Pride and Prejudice) 
Danielle De Barbarac (Ever After: A Cinderella Story)
Maid Marian (Robin Hood)
Caddy Jellyby (Bleak House)
Lady Dedlock (Bleak House)
Miss Buck (Upstairs Downstairs)
Lady Maud Holland (Upstairs Downstairs)
Lady Agnes Holland (Upstairs Downstairs)
Lady Persephone Towne (Upstairs Downstairs)
Mrs. Thackeray (Upstairs Downstairs)
Rachel Perlmutter (Upstairs Downstairs)
Ivy Morris (Upstairs Downstairs)
Mrs. Isobel Crawley (Downton Abbey)
Gwen (Downton Abbey)
Daisy (Downton Abbey)
Mrs. Elsie Hughes (Downton Abbey)
Mrs. Patmore (Downton Abbey)

This is the last day to suggest contestants for the 2nd Period Drama Heroine Tournament!
I'll accept suggestions until 12:00 AM Eastern Time Zone. Then tomorrow, I will put up the poll sometime during the day. You can vote for as many heroines/female characters as you want. The poll will last one week and the top ten contestants from the poll will be entered into the 2nd Period Drama Tournament.



 God Bless,
 God Bless, Miss Elizabeth Bennet

Latest Additions to Suggestions List (Updated 10/28/11)

Friday, October 28, 2011

 I've gotten a very good response for suggestions for the 2nd Period Drama Heroine Tournament. Been a little quiet the past couple of days, though. Here are the latest additions!

Danielle De Barbarac (Ever After: A Cinderella Story)
Maid Marian (Robin Hood)

Current List
Esther Summerson (Bleak House)
Bella Wilfer (Our Mutual Friend)
Lizzie Hexam (Our Mutual Friend)
Madeline Bray (Nicholas Nickleby)
Kate Nickleby (Nicholas Nickleby)
Lorna Doone (Lorna Doone)
Mirah Lapidoth (Daniel Deronda)
Gwendolen Fairfax (The Importance of Being Earnest)
Cecily Cardew (The Importance of Being Earnest)
Dorothea Brooke (Middlemarch)
Eleanor Tilney (Northanger Abbey)
Meg March (Little Women)
Jo March (Little Women)
Beth March (Little Women)
Amy March (Little Women)
Marguerite Blakney (The Scarlet Pimpernel)
Lady Violet (Downton Abbey)
Anne Taylor Weston (Emma)
Deborah Jenkyns (Cranford)
Helen Graham (The Tenant of Wildfell Hall)
Catherine Earnshaw (Wuthering Heights)
Tess Durbeyfield (Tess of the D'Urbevilles)
Beatrice (Much Ado About Nothing)
Portia (Merchant of Venice)
Diana Barry (Anne of Green Gables)
Tzeitel (Fiddler on the Roof)
Miss Browning (Wives and Daughters) -- both?
Sara Stanley (Road to Avonlea)
Ada Clare (Bleak House)
Edith Adelon (The Inheritance)
Louisa Musgrove (Persuasion)
Lucie Manette (A Tale of Two Cities)
Agnes Wickfield (David Copperfield)
Esmerelda (The Hunchback of Notre Dame)
Amelia Sedley (Vanity Fair)
Catherine Linton (Wuthering Heights)
Beatrix Potter (Miss Potter)
Felicity King (Road to Avonlea)
Cosette (Les Miserables)
Peggy Bell (Return to Cranford)
Laura Ingalls Wilder (Little House On The Prairie)
Emily Byrd Starr (Emily of New Moon)
Bathsheba Everdene (Far From the Madding Crowd)
Lucy Honeychurch (A Room With A View)
Sara Crew (A Little Princess)
Mary Lennox (The Secret Garden)
Queen Elizabeth, wife of George VI (The King's Speech)
Dorothy Stanbury (He Knew He Was Right)
Bessy Higgins (North & South)
Olivia King Dale (Road to Avonlea)
Hetty King (Road to Avonlea)
Roxanne (Cyrano de Bergerac)
Wenneveria (Pendragon: Sword of His Father)
Buttercup (Princess Bride)
Mary Lennox (The Secret Garden)
Sara Crewe (A Little Princess)
Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn)
Charlotte Lucas (Pride and Prejudice) 
Danielle De Barbarac (Ever After: A Cinderella Story)
Maid Marian (Robin Hood)

There are only three days left for suggestions! If you have a suggestion for the poll, make your suggestion now! (or soon)
 

God Bless,
 God Bless, Miss Elizabeth Bennet

Latest Additions to Suggestions

Saturday, October 22, 2011

 Waited a couple of days for this one, but here are some more additions to the suggestions list for the 2nd Period Drama Heroine Tournament as of last night.

Small Note: A couple of times, people have suggested characters that I've already have in the tournament. Remember to check out the Profiles page  just to make sure that your suggestion isn't already in the running.
 New Additions
Roxanne (Cyrano de Bergerac)
Wenneveria (Pendragon: Sword of His Father)
Buttercup (Princess Bride)
Mary Lennox (The Secret Garden)
Sara Crewe (A Little Princess)
Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn)
Charlotte Lucas (Pride and Prejudice)

More Information Needed (Specific Period Dramas)
Betsy Ray
Tracy Kelly
Tib Muller

Current List
Esther Summerson (Bleak House)
Bella Wilfer (Our Mutual Friend)
Lizzie Hexam (Our Mutual Friend)
Madeline Bray (Nicholas Nickleby)
Kate Nickleby (Nicholas Nickleby)
Lorna Doone (Lorna Doone)
Mira Lapidoth (Daniel Deronda)
Gwendolen Fairfax (The Importance of Being Earnest)
Cecily Cardew (The Importance of Being Earnest)
Dorothea Brooke (Middlemarch)
Eleanor Tilney (Northanger Abbey)
Meg March (Little Women)
Jo March (Little Women)
Beth March (Little Women)
Amy March (Little Women)
Marguerite Blakney (The Scarlet Pimpernel)
Lady Violet (Downton Abbey)
Anne Taylor Weston (Emma)
Deborah Jenkyns (Cranford)
Helen Graham (The Tenant of Wildfell Hall)
Catherine Earnshaw (Wuthering Heights)
Tess Durbeyfield (Tess of the D'Urbevilles)
Beatrice (Much Ado About Nothing)
Portia (Merchant of Venice)
Diana Barry (Anne of Green Gables)
Tzeitel (Fiddler on the Roof)
Miss Browning (Wives and Daughters) -- both?
Sara Stanley (Road to Avonlea)
Ada Clare (Bleak House)
Edith Adelon (The Inheritance)
Louisa Musgrove (Persuasion)
Lucie Manette (A Tale of Two Cities)
Agnes Wickfield (David Copperfield)
Esmerelda (The Hunchback of Notre Dame)
Amelia Sedley (Vanity Fair)
Catherine Linton (Wuthering Heights)
Beatrix Potter (Miss Potter)
Felicity King (Road to Avonlea)
Cosette (Les Miserables)
Peggy Bell (Return to Cranford)
Laura Ingalls Wilder (Little House On The Prairie)
Emily Byrd Starr (Emily of New Moon)
Bathsheba Everdene (Far From the Madding Crowd)
Lucy Honeychurch (A Room With A View)
Sara Crew (A Little Princess)
Mary Lennox (The Secret Garden)
Queen Elizabeth, wife of George VI (The King's Speech)
Dorothy Stanbury (He Knew He Was Right)
Bessy Higgins (North & South)
Olivia King Dale (Road to Avonlea)
Hetty King (Road to Avonlea)
Roxanne (Cyrano de Bergerac)
Wenneveria (Pendragon: Sword of His Father)
Buttercup (Princess Bride)
Mary Lennox (The Secret Garden)
Sara Crewe (A Little Princess)
Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn)
Charlotte Lucas (Pride and Prejudice)


Keep the suggestions coming! I'll be taking suggestions until October 31st!

 God Bless,
 God Bless, Miss Elizabeth Bennet

Even more additions!

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

 Some more additions to the 2nd Period Drama Heroine Suggestions List.
Cosette (Les Miserables)
Peggy Bell (Return to Cranford)
Laura Ingalls Wilder (Little House On The Prairie)
Emily Byrd Starr (Emily of New Moon)
Bathsheba Everdene (Far From the Madding Crowd)
Lucy Honeychurch (A Room With A View)
Sara Crew (A Little Princess)
Mary Lennox (The Secret Garden)
Queen Elizabeth, wife of George VI (The King's Speech)
Dorothy Stanbury (He Knew He Was Right)
Bessy Higgins (North & South)
Olivia King Dale (Road to Avonlea)
Hetty King (Road to Avonlea)

Current List
Esther Summerson (Bleak House)
Bella Wilfer (Our Mutual Friend)
Lizzie Hexam (Our Mutual Friend)
Madeline Bray (Nicholas Nickleby)
Kate Nickleby (Nicholas Nickleby)
Lorna Doone (Lorna Doone)
Mira Lapidoth (Daniel Deronda)
Gwendolen Fairfax (The Importance of Being Earnest)
Cecily Cardew (The Importance of Being Earnest)
Dorothea Brooke (Middlemarch)
Eleanor Tilney (Northanger Abbey)
Meg March (Little Women)
Jo March (Little Women)
Beth March (Little Women)
Amy March (Little Women)
Marguerite Blakney (The Scarlet Pimpernel)
Lady Violet (Downton Abbey)
Anne Taylor Weston (Emma)
Deborah Jenkyns (Cranford)
Helen Graham (The Tenant of Wildfell Hall)
Catherine Earnshaw (Wuthering Heights)
Tess Durbeyfield (Tess of the D'Urbevilles)
Beatrice (Much Ado About Nothing)
Portia (Merchant of Venice)
Diana Barry (Anne of Green Gables)
Tzeitel (Fiddler on the Roof)
Miss Browning (Wives and Daughters) -- both?
Sara Stanley (Road to Avonlea)
Ada Clare (Bleak House)
Edith Adelon (The Inheritance)
Louisa Musgrove (Persuasion)
Lucie Manette (A Tale of Two Cities)
Agnes Wickfield (David Copperfield)
Esmerelda (The Hunchback of Notre Dame)
Amelia Sedley (Vanity Fair)
Catherine Linton (Wuthering Heights)
Beatrix Potter (Miss Potter)
Felicity King (Road to Avonlea)
Cosette (Les Miserables)
Peggy Bell (Return to Cranford)
Laura Ingalls Wilder (Little House On The Prairie)
Emily Byrd Starr (Emily of New Moon)
Bathsheba Everdene (Far From the Madding Crowd)
Lucy Honeychurch (A Room With A View)
Sara Crew (A Little Princess)
Mary Lennox (The Secret Garden)
Queen Elizabeth, wife of George VI (The King's Speech)
Dorothy Stanbury (He Knew He Was Right)
Bessy Higgins (North & South)
Olivia King Dale (Road to Avonlea)
Hetty King (Road to Avonlea)

51 Suggestions so far! A very good list, indeed! Keep up the suggestions!
 

God Bless,
 God Bless, Miss Elizabeth Bennet

More Additions to Suggestions List

Tuesday, October 18, 2011



Couple more suggestions have been made to the list of suggested contestants for The 2nd Period Drama Heroine Tournament! Here are the latest additions:

Louisa Musgrove (Persuasion)
 Lucie Manette (A Tale of Two Cities)
Agnes Wickfield (David Copperfield)
Esmerelda (The Hunchback of Notre Dame)
Amelia Sedley (Vanity Fair)
Catherine Linton (Wuthering Heights)
Beatrix Potter (Miss Potter)
Felicity King (Road to Avonlea)

Some that need more clarification:
Les Misérables Heroines
Shakespeare Heroines

The Current List of Suggested Heroines

Esther Summerson (Bleak House)
Bella Wilfer (Our Mutual Friend)
Lizzie Hexam (Our Mutual Friend)
Madeline Bray (Nicholas Nickleby)
Kate Nickleby (Nicholas Nickleby)
Lorna Doone (Lorna Doone)
Mira Lapidoth (Daniel Deronda)
Gwendolen Fairfax (The Importance of Being Earnest)
Cecily Cardew (The Importance of Being Earnest)
Dorothea Brooke (Middlemarch)
Eleanor Tilney from Northanger Abbey
Meg March (Little Women)
Jo March (Little Women)
Beth March (Little Women)
Amy March (Little Women)
Marguerite Blakney (The Scarlet Pimpernel)
Lady Violet (Downton Abbey)
Anne Taylor Weston (Emma)
Deborah Jenkyns (Cranford)
Helen Graham (The Tenant of Wildfell Hall)
Catherine Earnshaw (Wuthering Heights)
Tess Durbeyfield (Tess of the D'Urbevilles)
Beatrice (Much Ado About Nothing)
Portia (Merchant of Venice)
Diana Barry (Anne of Green Gables)
Tzeitel (Fiddler on the Roof)
Miss Browning (Wives and Daughters) -- both?
Sara Stanley (Road to Avonlea)
Ada Clare (Bleak House)
Edith Adelon (The Inheritance)

Louisa Musgrove (Persuasion)
Lucie Manette (A Tale of Two Cities)
Agnes Wickfield (David Copperfield)
Esmerelda (The Hunchback of Notre Dame)
Amelia Sedley (Vanity Fair)
Catherine Linton (Wuthering Heights)
Beatrix Potter (Miss Potter)
Felicity King (Road to Avonlea)



Keep the suggestions coming!

 God Bless,
  God Bless, Miss Elizabeth Bennet

2nd Period Drama Heroine Tournament - Suggested Contestants List Progress

Monday, October 17, 2011



I might not do this everyday new names are added to the list, but here are the names added to the list of reader-suggested contestants for the poll to decide the 10 remaining contestants as of last night...
Helen Graham (The Tenant of Wildfell Hall)
Catherine Earnshaw (Wuthering Heights)
Tess Durbeyfield (Tess of the D'Urbevilles)
Beatrice (Much Ado About Nothing)
Portia (Merchant of Venice)
Diana Barry (Anne of Green Gables)
Tzeitel (Fiddler on the Roof)
Miss Browning (Wives and Daughters) -- both?
Sara Stanley (Road to Avonlea)
Ada Clare (Bleak House)
Edith Adelon (The Inheritance)

And here is the full list of suggestions!
Esther Summerson (Bleak House)
Bella Wilfer (Our Mutual Friend)
Lizzie Hexam (Our Mutual Friend)
Madeline Bray (Nicholas Nickleby)
 Kate Nickleby (Nicholas Nickleby)
Lorna Doone (Lorna Doone)
Mira Lapidoth (Daniel Deronda)
 Gwendolen Fairfax (The Importance of Being Earnest)
Cecily Cardew (The Importance of Being Earnest) 
Dorothea Brooke (Middlemarch)
Eleanor Tilney from Northanger Abbey
Meg March (Little Women)
Jo March (Little Women)
Beth March (Little Women)
Amy March (Little Women)
Marguerite Blakney (The Scarlet Pimpernel)
Lady Violet (Downton Abbey)
Anne Taylor Weston (Emma)
Deborah Jenkyns (Cranford)
Helen Graham (The Tenant of Wildfell Hall)
Catherine Earnshaw (Wuthering Heights)
Tess Durbeyfield (Tess of the D'Urbevilles)
Beatrice (Much Ado About Nothing)
Portia (Merchant of Venice)
Diana Barry (Anne of Green Gables)
Tzeitel (Fiddler on the Roof)
Miss Browning (Wives and Daughters) -- both?
Sara Stanley (Road to Avonlea)
Ada Clare (Bleak House)
Edith Adelon (The Inheritance)

Keep up the suggestions, everyone! For the poll, I'm planning on having it so you can select more than one heroine, so don't be afraid to make a lot of suggestions!


 God Bless,
 God Bless, Miss Elizabeth Bennet

Second Period Drama Heroine Tournament - Contestant Suggestions

Sunday, October 16, 2011

I know a lot of you are looking forward to The Second Heroine Tournament! I currently have ten more spots available for suggestions. Here are the list of contestants that are already in the running. Suggest your suggestions and I'll put up a poll at the side bar for everyone to vote on their favorites. The top 10 in that poll will be entered into the Heroine Tournament. I will be also taking heroines/main characters from historical period dramas (not just fictional period dramas). These contestants aren't listed in any order (these will not be the matches). I will be taking suggestions until October 31st. The poll will run for one week and the top 10 will be entered into the tournament.

There are also contestant profiles! Have a look at them here! I would like to give a big thanks to Melody from Regency Delight ~Jane Austen, etc.~, Miss Laurie from Old-Fashioned Charm , and Charity U from Austenitis for helping me write the profiles!

Note: Since Elizabeth Bennet (Pride and Prejudice) won the last heroine tournament, she will not be eligible for the next three tournaments (including this one).

1.     Elinor Dashwood (Sense and Sensibility)
2.     Marianne Dashwood (Sense and Sensibility)
3.     Fanny Price (Mansfield Park)
4.     Emma Woodhouse (Emma)
5.     Catherine Morland (Northanger Abbey)
6.     Anne Elliot (Persuasion)
7.     Amy Dorrit (Little Dorrit)
8.     Lady Mary (Downton Abbey)
9.     Lady Edith (Downton Abbey)
10. Lady Sybil (Downton Abbey)
11. Cora, Countess of Grantham (Downton Abbey)
12. Anna Smith (Downton Abbey)
13. Beatrice "Bea" Eliott (House of Eliott)
14. Evangeline "Evie" Eliott (House of Eliott)
15. Gwendolen Harleth (Daniel Deronda)
16. Harriet Smith (Emma)
17. Jane Bennet (Pride and Prejudice)
18. Jane Eyre (Jane Eyre)
19. Jane Fairfax (Emma)
20. Emily Trevelyan (He Knew He Was Right)
21. Nora Rowley (He Knew He Was Right)
22. Cynthia Kirkpatrick (Wives and Daughters)
23. Molly Gibson (Wives and Daughters)
24. Fancy Day (Under the Greenwood Tree)
25. Laura Timmins (Lark Rise to Candleford)
26. Dorcas Lane (Lark Rise to Candleford)
27. Margaret Dashwood (Sense and Sensibility)
28. Anne Shirley (Anne of Green Gables)
29. Barbara Spooner (Amazing Grace)
30. Queen Victoria (The Young Victoria, Victoria and Albert)
31. Margaret Ellison Brown (Lark Rise to Candleford)
32. Miss Matilda "Matty" Jenkyns (Cranford)
33. Jessie Brown (Cranford)
34. Sophy Hutton (Cranford)
35. Mary Smith (Cranford)
36. Margaret Hale (North and South)
37. Hetta Carbury (The Way We Live Now)
38. Eleanor Harding Bold (The Barchester Chronicles)
39. Estella Havisham (Great Expectations)
40. Georgiana Darcy (Pride and Prejudice)
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And, since I had Miss Laurie from Old-Fashioned Charm, Melody from Regency Delight ~ Jane Austen, etc. ~, and Charity U from Austenitis helping me with the contestant profiles, they already made a few suggestions!

Suggested by Melody:
Esther Summerson (Bleak House)
Bella Wilfer (Our Mutual Friend)
Lizzie Hexam (Our Mutual Friend)
Madeline Bray (Nicholas Nickleby)
 Kate Nickleby (Nicholas Nickleby)

Suggested by Miss Laurie:
Lorna Doone (Lorna Doone)
Mira Lapidoth (Daniel Deronda)
 Gwendolen Fairfax (The Importance of Being Earnest)
Cecily Cardew (The Importance of Being Earnest) 
Dorothea Brooke (Middlemarch)
Eleanor Tilney from Northanger Abbey

Suggested by both Melody and Miss Laurie
Meg March (Little Women)
Jo March (Little Women)
Beth March (Little Women)
Amy March (Little Women)

Suggested by Charity
Marguerite Blakney (The Scarlet Pimpernel)

And I'd like to add some suggestions
Lady Violet (Downton Abbey)
Anne Taylor Weston (Emma)
Deborah Jenkyns (Cranford)



Who would you like to nominate for the 2nd Period Drama Heroine Tournament? The more suggestions, the merrier!


Note: If I don't see a character as a heroine, I may decline to include them in the poll. 

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