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Dear Charlotte, In Emmeline, The Orphan of the Castle (published in four volumes in 1788), we have a Cinderella-like heroine surrounded by characters who are constantly burning their…… Read more “Before I knew I had a heart”
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Poeira de água sobre água. Water dust over water.
Know Thy Shelf | 08
Hi, folks! This is post number eight of #knowthyshelf, a meme/tag/ series of photos documenting my bookshelves. 1) Book from this shelf you would save in an…… Read more “Know Thy Shelf | 08”
Charlotte Smith
Charlotte Turner Smith (4 May 1749 – 28 October 1806) was an English author. Her mother died when she was three years old and, immediately afterwards, her…… Read more “Charlotte Smith”
Books on My Autumn TBR | Top Ten Tuesday
Hi, folks, Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme originally created by The Broke and the Bookish and currently hosted by Jana at That Artsy Girl. This week’s topic is Books On My Autumn…… Read more “Books on My Autumn TBR | Top Ten Tuesday”
The Classics Spin #21
Hi, 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 #21”
My Victober TBR | 2019
Hi, folks! Victober is a month-long readathon hosted by Kate, Katie, Ange, and Lucy, where the idea is to read as much Victorian literature as we can in the month of October…… Read more “My Victober TBR | 2019”
R.I.P. – R.eaders I.mbibing P.eril XIV | TBR 2019
Hi, folks! As September approaches and Summer drives to an end, it’s time for me to find consolation in one of my favourite Autumn reading events: R.I.P.…… Read more “R.I.P. – R.eaders I.mbibing P.eril XIV | TBR 2019”
Reading Project: The 100 Best Books by Women Writers in Translation
Hi, folks! Women in Translation Month is drawing to a close, but every month is more or less WIT month here! If you remember, Meytal at Biblibio decided to…… Read more “Reading Project: The 100 Best Books by Women Writers in Translation”
Impossible to get out of it
Dear Carmen, In Nada, tr. Edith Grossman (2007. Original: Nada, 1944), we have a labyrinth of haunted characters confined in a haunting house in a city haunted…… Read more “Impossible to get out of it”
Carmen Laforet
Carmen Laforet (6 September 1921 – 28 February 2004) was a Spanish writer. Born in Barcelona, Carmen moved to Las Palmas, in the island of Gran Canaria, part of…… Read more “Carmen Laforet”
What if mothers refused to deny their womanhood
Dear Sibilla, A Woman, tr. Rosalind Delmar (1980. Original: Una donna, 1906) is a disturbing novella where rape, depression, suicide, adultery, and domestic violence are packed in…… Read more “What if mothers refused to deny their womanhood”
Sibilla Aleramo
Sibilla Aleramo (pseudonym of Marta Felicina “Rina” Faccio; 14 August 1876 – 13 January 1960) was an Italian author and one of the most important Italian feminists…… Read more “Sibilla Aleramo”
Know Thy Shelf | 07
Hi, folks! This is post number seven of #knowthyshelf, a meme/tag/ series of photos documenting my bookshelves. 1) Book from this shelf you would save in an…… Read more “Know Thy Shelf | 07”
There might be nothing there
Dear Brigid, Very much like identities are fluid in your The King of a Rainy Country (1956), so the book itself refuses a label. Divided into three…… Read more “There might be nothing there”
Top 10 Books by Women In Translation
Hello hello! Women in Translation Month is nearly upon us, folks! Meytal at Biblibio has decided to curate a list of the top 100 books for #WITMonth, and…… Read more “Top 10 Books by Women In Translation”
Look out our astounding clear windows
“Looking Out the Window Poem – by Denis Johnson The sounds of traffic die over the back lawn to occur again in the low distance. The voices,…… Read more “Look out our astounding clear windows”
Brigid Brophy
Brigid Brophy (Brigid Antonia Brophy, Lady Levey, 12 June 1929 – 7 August 1995) was a British writer. The only daughter of the Anglo-Irish novelist John Brophy, Brigid…… Read more “Brigid Brophy”
Know Thy Shelf | 06
Hi, folks! This is post number six of a series of photos documenting my bookshelves. I thought it would be interesting to create a meme/tag for it,…… Read more “Know Thy Shelf | 06”
