Catherine Helen Spence, The Literary Calling (nonfiction extract)
by Catherine Helen Spence (1825-1910) On writing fiction – extracted from Spence’s discussion of a contemporary essay on literary aspiration. The creative omnipotence of the poet and the novelist, who, summons so many spirits to do his bidding, has no...
Mary Gaunt
by Bronwyn. [Mary Gaunt was] an extraordinary woman. Independent and adventurous as well as articulate, opinionated and determined, in a time when women were not encouraged to be any of these things.
History Memoir and Biography Yearly Round Up
And so, just as the year is ending, here is the Round Up for 2021. Overall, there were 154 reviews returned of 105 books. The following books received multiple reviews during 2021 The Husband Poisoner by Tanya Bretherton (4 reviews) With My Little Eye by Sandra Hogan...
