The plot of this novel turns on a conceit reminiscent of She Ventures, and He Wins (1695, a comedy by the unidentified Ariadne
—which, however, EM
almost certainly never read), with elements of a folk...
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Naomi Mitchison
Her format here has stories or groups of stories introduced and ended with a poem. Topics range from ancient to contemporary, from sexuality to politics. The first poem has Phaedra
telling her sister Ariadne
about...