Briggs, Julia. A Woman of Passion: The Life of E. Nesbit, 1858-1924. Hutchinson, 1987.
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Colin Burrow
Standard Name: Burrow, Colin
Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Literary responses | Hilary Mantel | Colin Burrow
found this novel brilliant, perhaps perverse, offering substantial and deep pleasure to the reader, excelling particularly when the historical record is uncertain or contradictory, well able to stand comparison with the portrait of... |
| Literary responses | E. Nesbit | In 1915 EN
was granted a Civil List
pension of sixty pounds a year. She was pleased but not overwhelmed at this honour, and thought it ought not to have been taxed. |
| Literary responses | Sarah Waters | SW
calls this book on the one hand a homage to the sensation novels of Braddon
and Wilkie Collins
, on the other hand a reflection of 1990s excitement over the concept of queer. Writing... |
Timeline
About the 1530s-1540s
The Devonshire Manuscript (British Library
Add. 17492) was compiled in large part by women, who edited and probably wrote and transcribed a number of the poems. The title-page of Elizabeth Heale
's edition, 2012...