Tag: 19th Century

BOOK REVIEW: BEING SHELLEY: THE POET’S SEARCH FOR HIMSELF BY ANN WROE

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“It is an adventure story of Shelley’s search to discover, in his words, ‘whence I came, and where I am, and why.’” – Ann Wroe, Being Shelley: The Poet’s Search for Himself  BEING SHELLEY: The Poet’s Search for Himself (Pantheon Books, Jan 2008) by Ann Wroe provides an insightful and profound examination of Percy Bysshe Shelley’s […]

Review: The Housekeeper: A Gay Victorian Novelette By Talbot Finch

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“And for what it’s worth, I don’t find anything about you repulsive. On the contrary, I can’t remember meeting a more wonderful person.” – Talbot Finch, The Housekeeper THE NINETEENTH century, particularly the later half, has always captivated me; I’m a sucker for a good Victorian novel—or in this case, a novelette. While the Gothic literature of the […]