Just finished The Egoist by #GeorgeMeredith. Published in 1879. A rather verbose, labor-intensive read, but not without its rewards. I wonder if he’s read very much these days … #books #BookSky #VictorianNovels

Out-of-context QOTD:

“Name one thing hotter than a brooding refused proposal walk. I’ll wait.”

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Top ten (new) posts in August 2024 - The Hermetic Library Blog

Here’s a round up of the top 10 (new) posts, on the blog, in August 2024. These are recent posts that were the most popular from last month, in case you missed them and want to check them out. Jesus Christ, it’s harrowing how much these damned Christians are ignorant as fucking hell. Angels in […]

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Fancying a rewatch of #BBC 1999 #TV version of #ElizabethGaskell Wives and Daughters. We haven’t seen it since it first aired but have the #DVD, which I just pulled out of a precariously tall DVD pile in our sitting room! Looking forward to it. I reread the original novel recently. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0215364/ #BritishTV #90sTV #VictorianLiterature #19thCenturyLiterature #NineteenthCenturyLiterature #Novels #CostumeDrama #WomenAuthors #FemaleAuthors #Books #19thCenturyNovels #VictorianNovels #Fiction
Wives and Daughters (TV Mini Series 1999) - IMDb

Wives and Daughters: With Francesca Annis, Justine Waddell, Bill Paterson, Keeley Hawes. The daughter of a country doctor copes with an unwanted stepmother, an impetuous stepsister, burdensome secrets, the town gossips, and the tug on her own heartstrings for a man who thinks of her only as a friend.

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