Kathryn Hughes succeeds in presenting a vivid and psychologically acute portrayal of George Eliot - one of the giants of English literature. Eliot is definitely my most favourite author and while I already had a fair amount of knowledge concerning her notoriously controversial life, after readin...
The self-criticism, despair and morbid sensitivity which had continued to haunt even the commercial success of The Mill and the critical buzz of Romola now began to melt. The letters she wrote to friends during the mid-1860s have lost their characteristic defensive, combative tone. There are not ...
The streets glistened as the rain bounced off the pavements, soaking right through the thin soles of her sandals. She cursed herself for being so stupid. Boots would have been a more sensible option today, but it was May after all and she stubbornly refused to re-visit her winter wardrobe at this...