John Buchan called FLEMINGTON – Violet Jacob’s novel of the 1745 #Jacobite uprising – “the best Scots romantic novel since The Master of Ballantrae”, & The List magazine chose it as one of their Best 100 Scottish Books of All Time
#Scottish #literature #20thcentury #WomenWriters #romanticism #ReadMoreWomen
3/6
#readmorewomen #romanticism #womenwriters #20thcentury #literature #scottish #jacobite
#Introduction in English now.
I am Associate lecturer at the Université de Poitiers in Contemporary British Studies. I specialise in contemporary British politics, human rights and British political institutions.
I'm interested in #pedagogy
I love #music, especially all forms of rock (including but not limited to #metal #stonerrock) I play the bass guitar.
I toot way too much about my child, who is uniquely amazing.
Other interests include: #cycling #embroidery #knitting #ReadMoreWomen
#introduction #pedagogy #music #metal #stonerrock #cycling #embroidery #knitting #readmorewomen
#OnThisDay, 3 Jun 2009, Marilyne Robinson wins the Orange Prize for fiction (now the Women's Prize for Fiction ) for her novel 'Home'.
#literarywomen #readmorewomen #onthisday
#OnThisDay, 30 May 2012, Madeline Miller wins the Orange Prize (now the Baileys Prize) with her debut novel The Song of Achilles. It is a retelling of the Illiad from the perspective of Patroclus.
#classicsretold #literarywomen #readmorewomen #onthisday
“The country smelt of blood; reeked of it…”
The battle of #Culloden was fought #OTD, 16 April 1746.
John Buchan called FLEMINGTON—Violet Jacob’s novel of the 1745 #Jacobite rising & aftermath—“the best Scots #romantic novel since The Master of Ballantrae”
#Scottish #literature #history #HistoricalFiction #ReadMoreWomen
FLEMINGTON is available free on Project Gutenberg:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/55361
#readmorewomen #historicalfiction #history #literature #scottish #romantic #jacobite #otd #culloden
C'est samedi, c'est sortie bibli avec l'Enfant. #ReadMoreWomen #LittératureJeunesse
#readmorewomen #litteraturejeunesse
23) EMILY BRONTË (1818-1848),
With dark family secrets, haunting pasts, brutal characters, suggestions of spirits, and foreboding landscapes, Emily Brontë's only novel, 'Wuthering Heights', is steeped with gothic imagery and motifs
#WomensHistoryMonth #ReadMoreWomen #gothic #literature #fiction #history #story #victorian #horror #fantasy #histodons #bookstodon
#womenshistorymonth #readmorewomen #gothic #literature #fiction #history #story #victorian #horror #fantasy #histodons #bookstodon
22) VIOLET HUNT (1862-1942),
Author and a founder of the Women Writers' Suffrage League. Hunt wrote two collections of gothic texts: 'Tales of the Uneasy' and 'More Tales of the Uneasy'
#WomensHistoryMonth #ReadMoreWomen #gothic #literature #fiction #history #story #victorian #horror #fantasy #histodons #bookstodon
#womenshistorymonth #readmorewomen #gothic #literature #fiction #history #story #victorian #horror #fantasy #histodons #bookstodon
21) EDITH NESBIT (1858-1924),
Though often remembered for her children’s books, Nesbit wrote several gothic tales. Many were published in her collections ‘Grim Tales’ (1893), 'Something Wrong’ (1893) and ‘Fear’ (1910)
#WomensHistoryMonth #ReadMoreWomen #gothic #literature #fiction #history #story #victorian #horror #fantasy #histodons #bookstodon
#womenshistorymonth #readmorewomen #gothic #literature #fiction #history #story #victorian #horror #fantasy #histodons #bookstodon
20) CHARLOTTE BRONTË, (1816-1855),
Brontë's 'Jane Eyre' (1847) contains various tropes of gothic fiction with its family secrets, gloomy settings, and suggestions of supernatural horrors
#WomensHistoryMonth #ReadMoreWomen #gothic #literature #fiction #history #story #victorian #horror #fantasy #histodons #bookstodon
#womenshistorymonth #readmorewomen #gothic #literature #fiction #history #story #victorian #horror #fantasy #histodons #bookstodon
19) MARY LOUISA MOLESWORTH (1839-1921),
Although best remembered as a children’s author, Molesworth also wrote 2 collections of stories aimed at adults: ‘Four Ghost Stories’ (1888) and ‘Uncanny Tales’ (1896)
#WomensHistoryMonth #ReadMoreWomen #gothic #literature #fiction #history #story #victorian #horror #fantasy #histodons #bookstodon
#womenshistorymonth #readmorewomen #gothic #literature #fiction #history #story #victorian #horror #fantasy #histodons #bookstodon
@litstudies
Kirsteen: The Story of a Scotch Family Seventy Years Ago
by Margaret Oliphant
edited by Anne M. Scriven
First published in 1890, KIRSTEEN is a startlingly modern novel & offers a fascinating perspective on women in #Victorian society
#ReadMoreWomen
5/5
#Scottish #literature #19thcentury #women
https://asls.org.uk/publications/books/volumes/kirsteen/
#women #19thcentury #literature #scottish #readmorewomen #victorian
18) CHARLOTTE PERKINS GILMAN (1860-1935),
American author, best known for her horror story 'The Yellow Wallpaper'. Gilman also wrote other gothic fiction, such as her short story 'The Giant Wisteria'
#WomensHistoryMonth #ReadMoreWomen #gothic #literature #fiction #history #story #victorian #horror #fantasy #histodons #bookstodon
#womenshistorymonth #readmorewomen #gothic #literature #fiction #history #story #victorian #horror #fantasy #histodons #bookstodon
17) MARGARET OLIPHANT (1828-1897),
Scottish author and historical writer. ‘The Open Door’, ‘The Lady’s Walk’, ‘The Portrait’, and ‘The Library Window’ are a few of Oliphant's many gothic tales, which you can read here: http://oliphantfiction.com/x0300_series_and_themes.php?categcode=seenunsn&cattype=Theme&descrip=Stories%20of%20the%20Seen%20and%20Unseen
#WomensHistoryMonth #ReadMoreWomen #gothic #literature #fiction #history #story #victorian #horror #fantasy #histodons #bookstodon
#womenshistorymonth #readmorewomen #gothic #literature #fiction #history #story #victorian #horror #fantasy #histodons #bookstodon
16) MARIE CORELLI (1855-1924),
Author of supernatural fiction and alleged favourite of Queen Victoria. Her novel ‘The Sorrows of Satan’ (1895) is thought to be one of the world’s first best-sellers
#WomensHistoryMonth #ReadMoreWomen #gothic #literature #fiction #history #story #victorian #horror #fantasy #histodons #bookstodon
#womenshistorymonth #readmorewomen #gothic #literature #fiction #history #story #victorian #horror #fantasy #histodons #bookstodon
15) B. M. CROKER (c. 1848-1920),
Irish author of over 40 novels and 7 volumes of short stories. Croker was renowned for her ghost stories, such as 'Number Ninety', 'The Former Passengers', and 'If You See her Face'
#WomensHistoryMonth #ReadMoreWomen #gothic #literature #fiction #history #story #victorian #horror #fantasy #histodons #bookstodon
#womenshistorymonth #readmorewomen #gothic #literature #fiction #history #story #victorian #horror #fantasy #histodons #bookstodon
My favourite kind of courier delivery - a new book. Confession: I bought this copy of Emma for no other reason than the edition is really, really pretty, and it's even prettier than it looked in the picture. Having looked at their website, I'm going to have to try REALLY HARD not to buy a matching notebook. Stay tuned ...
If you're interested, it's published by these guys
https://www.chilternpublishing.co.uk/shop/
#Bookstodon #Reading #Austen #ReadMoreWomen #BookPorn #Pretty
#pretty #bookporn #readmorewomen #austen #reading #bookstodon
Florence Marian McNeill (1885–1973) was born #OTD, 26 March. A notable figure in Scotland’s #20thCentury literary Renaissance, her contributions include works on #suffrage, politics, #food #heritage (THE SCOTS KITCHEN remains a central text in all discussions of Scottish cuisine) & #folklore (her 4-volume study of Scotland’s folk festivals THE SILVER BOUGH)
#Scottish #Orkney #literature
#ReadMoreWomen
https://www.scottishwomenwritersontheweb.net/writers-a-to-z/florence-marian-mcneill
#readmorewomen #literature #orkney #scottish #folklore #heritage #food #suffrage #20thcentury #otd
"Taught from infancy that beauty is a woman's sceptre, the mind shapes itself to the body, and roaming around its gilt cage, only seeks to adorn its prison."
~ Mary Wollstonecraft
#ReadMoreWomen #Feminism #WomensHistoryMonth #Bookstodon #Quotes #NonFiction #WomensRights #SmashTheSystem
#smashthesystem #womensrights #nonfiction #quotes #bookstodon #womenshistorymonth #feminism #readmorewomen
14) CHARLOTTE MEW (1869-1928),
Author and poet. Mew wrote gothic short story 'A White Night' and several poems exploring life, death and haunting memories with ghostly imagery, such as 'The Fête', 'In Nunhead Cemetery' and 'Madeleine in Church'
#WomensHistoryMonth #ReadMoreWomen #gothic #literature #fiction #history #story #victorian #horror #fantasy #histodons #bookstodon
#womenshistorymonth #readmorewomen #gothic #literature #fiction #history #story #victorian #horror #fantasy #histodons #bookstodon