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The Classics Spin #20
Hello, folks! It’s time for another Classics Club Spin! By now, you know the drill: participants post a list of 20 books on their Classics Club list. On… Read more “The Classics Spin #20”
Emily Holmes Coleman
Emily Coleman (1899–1974) was an American writer. Her mother passed away when Emily was a child, and she was sent to a boarding school. She then attended… Read more “Emily Holmes Coleman”
Hers was a nature with a wide range
Dear Sarah, In The Beth Book (1897), we feel that we are reading two very different, at times irreconcilable, books: a powerful coming of age novel and a… Read more “Hers was a nature with a wide range”
Quotes
“It is best for us to continue in the belief that Eve actually ate an apple, and immediately ruined Adam in consequence! I like this belief, too, it speaks so well for the progressive power of women.” – 26 July 1857, ‘Early journalism’, in The Morgesons and Other Writings
The sadness of others one should leave alone. It is a small garden, a fragile delicate Arcadia, one should not disturb it. – I Am the Brother of XX
