[COMPLETE]Heroines of Fiction by Howells,William Dean-kit

Post by **Kitty** » June 11th, 2018, 4:17 am

neecheelok70 wrote: ↑June 11th, 2018, 4:13 am A period of mourning? Just kidding, of course. Absentmindedness, senility, OCD, all of the above?

I am opting for absent-mindedness, since it's the most positive of your options

Sonia

neecheelok70 · Post by **neecheelok70** » June 11th, 2018, 4:46 am

You are ever the kind one.

neecheelok70 · Post by **neecheelok70** » June 14th, 2018, 3:59 pm

Chapter 12 is ready, whenever you are--no rush!

Post by **Kitty** » June 15th, 2018, 12:34 am

excellent chapter 12 and totally PL ok again. I am surprised that the author is not mentioning creepy Miss Havisham and Estella from Great Expectations (one of the few books I actually have read by Dickens). I would have thought they are notable heroines in a way. But Mrs Dombey sounded like a great character too. Maybe I should read that book one day.

In any case, I am very happy to get to know all these books in a nutshell-version here

Sonia

neecheelok70 · Post by **neecheelok70** » June 15th, 2018, 12:02 pm

Yeah, I like Dickens very much and always taught David Copperfield. I have read most of the others, but not all: I haven't read Budge or Pickwick. But Howells is right about his tendency to the grotesque. Nevertheless, his crazies and monsters and weirdos and freaks are part of his ethos--and his charm. For me, anyway. Thanks for the ok!

neecheelok70 · Post by **neecheelok70** » June 18th, 2018, 5:14 pm

Here is 13.

Post by **Kitty** » June 19th, 2018, 12:33 am

chapter 13 is totally PL ok again. And still no Great Expectations, the author really left them out, because I see we will move on to Hawthorne now. Well, he had to make a sample choice I guess.

thanks, Jim !

Sonia

neecheelok70 · Post by **neecheelok70** » June 23rd, 2018, 8:52 am

Hester in 14 for your entertainment, I hope. Jim

Post by **Kitty** » June 25th, 2018, 1:21 am

neecheelok70 wrote: ↑June 23rd, 2018, 8:52 am Hester in 14 for your entertainment, I hope. Jim

Hester is totally PL ok. I have never actually read the book but I know the story of course. I only read some of Hawthorne's short stories so far.

Thanks for another great chapter

Sonia

neecheelok70 · Post by **neecheelok70** » June 25th, 2018, 4:23 am

Thank you, Sonia. It is a sort of tragic Taming of the Shrew. predicated on the system of women being more or less bartered off. Because Hester's family's fortunes are depleted, she is forced into a marriage to an old man whom she does not love.

Post by **Kitty** » June 25th, 2018, 4:41 am

neecheelok70 wrote: ↑June 25th, 2018, 4:23 am Thank you, Sonia. It is a sort of tragic Taming of the Shrew. predicated on the system of women being more or less bartered off. Because Hester's family's fortunes are depleted, she is forced into a marriage to an old man whom she does not love.

yes seems like the husband is the real villain in this story

which reminds me, I forgot to ask...what would be really cool would be a compilation of "Villains of Fiction" to complement this one.

Would be so cool if the same author had written such a book as well.

Sonia

neecheelok70 · Post by **neecheelok70** » June 26th, 2018, 3:33 pm

It would be awesome!

neecheelok70 · Post by **neecheelok70** » July 15th, 2018, 5:35 pm

I have done with Hawthorne. All yours.

Post by **Kitty** » July 16th, 2018, 2:35 am

neecheelok70 wrote: ↑July 15th, 2018, 5:35 pm I have done with Hawthorne. All yours.

ah I see you are back in the saddle again, Jim

Did you have a restful holiday ? And spotted some whales ?

This chapter is totally PL ok. I didn't know either of the two mentioned books but they both sound interesting. Maybe something for my to-read-list.

Thanks

Sonia

neecheelok70 · Post by **neecheelok70** » July 16th, 2018, 5:28 am

Thanks. Yes, we played and rested (Cape Cod is a wonderful vacation spot). We did see Moby-Dick--quite exciting. No Captain Ahab aboard, glad to say. As for Melville's contemporary, Hawthorne, I have read all four of his books--love his style--and taught both The Scarlet Letter and The Marble Faun, but would have to re-read The Blithedale Romance to appreciate thoroughly his analysis. Glad to be back and to be recording again. Jim