"The Poetess in White": How Society Smothered Emily Dickinson's Genius
“Matty: here’s freedom” Emily Dickinson said to her niece as they entered her bedroom, Dickinson turning around to mimic locking her...
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"Memories, even your most precious ones, fade surprisingly quickly. But I don’t go along with that. The memories I value most, I don’t...
Henry James and his "New Woman"
Was Henry James one of the earliest, if not the first, male feminist? He was by no means the strongest advocate for female rights, but it...
A bit of poetry...
Had some fun with a rendition of how I was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Being diagnosed with a learning...
Iris Murdoch - Philosophy VS Literature
Dame Jean Iris Murdoch was a British novelist and philosopher. Murdoch is best known for her novels about good and evil, sexual...
Aphra Behn
Aphra Behn lived from 1640 to 1689, writing during the Restoration Period (1660-66). She is hailed as Britain's first female novelist and...
What is this blog all about?
I decided to write this blog after realising how much literature has helped me, be it through times of stress, sadness or even when...
Emily Dickinson's Poems
Emily Elizabeth Dickinson (December 10, 1830 – May 15, 1886) was an American poet. While Dickinson was a prolific poet, only 10 of her...
10 good reads for the perpetually curious
1) The House of Mirth - Edth Wharton This is a must read. It gives us an idea of how society functioned before women gained the right to...
Favourite Quotes
Ai Weiwei "Creativity is like a seed" E.M. Forster (taken from Zadie Smith's occasional essays p15) "A book which does not leave people...
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