Louisa Atkinson, Gertrude the Emigrant (extract)
The thoughts of the peculiar people fast sinking into a heathen grave, and soon to be no more the dwellers in the land, could not fail to bring a sombre sensation of awe into each heart.
AWW Challenge Wrap-up: Classics and Literary 2012-2021
With the challenge as it was originally conceived finishing at the end of 2021, most of our volunteer editors did their final round-ups in December. However, for my own interest if not for others, I wanted to do one final round-up that looked at the ten years of the...
Classics and Literary Round-up: November 2021
As many of you know by now, AWW is changing focus next year to older women writers, that is, to 19th- and 20th-century authors who may not have achieved prominence in their lifetimes, or whose works have been forgotten and/or overlooked. This is not to say that...
Classics and Literary Round-up: October 2021
With October under our belt things are returning to COVID-normal in Australia, though there are still ups and downs, some restrictions in place, and general all round uncertainty about what happens next. But, it’s nearly summer (here down under) and we are still...
