A Literary Princess

Clarence Porter aka Clarence A. Porter aka C. A. Porter (Canadian, based Hamilton, ON, Canada) - A Walk with Brian and Lola, Pastel on Sanded Paper

-- an anonymous pastor in 1864, on the greatest threat to young women

Trying to fill up the Little Free Library ❤️

what I thought: I can't quite pinpoint why this was so hard-hitting because it's, in essence, a fairly straightforward epistolary novel, but I was really moved by this. Delightful reading experience! I rate this 4 out of 5 letters.

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Also, Jane Austen never ceases to disturb me by her articulation of the plight of women who don't have large independent fortunes. I know Elinor, Marianne, Margaret, and Mrs Dashwood are very unlikely to ever starve or be homeless, but still, their lives are not their own - they are only as safe, comfortable, and happy as the men around them permit. How anyone can read something like Sense and Sensibility or Pride and Prejudice and view them as purely romantic tales, I'll never know. Of course there is romance and I do very much enjoy that, but for me, there's also a direct link between the powerlessness of many women and the stark choices many of them face as laid out in Austen's books, and something like The Handmaid's Tale.

“Jack Crawford has gotten your hands very dirty. “ {Hannibal s1,  Coquilles}

what I thought: I really enjoyed this collection! Although the first story was definitely my favorite (the premise, the writing style and the length were all great), the other two were also intriguing (if a bit longer than they needed to be, in my opinion). I rate this 3.5 out of 5 home-grown vegetables.

(I know nothing about history please forgive me)

To be loved is to be changed