Wednesday, April 13, 2011

what i love about 19th century english novels



the characters would fall in love with a hat rack if it were tall enough and belonged to the right family. it would take approximately one week to progress from attachment to declaration to engagement to {ding! ding! ding!} "connection."


every subtle action has devastating consequences on individuals' and families' lives.


you can identify the heroine easily as the one who: walks in the rain; dresses most plainly; and gives up everything that could ever make her happy out of duty and goodness.


the most admired people are the ones who are handy with a pencil, a horse, or a piano. they don't do anything else.


everybody reads poetry, and lady novelists are supreme. conversation is art.


this is just a beginning.

1 of you said:

miss kitti said...

Oh yes. I love the art of nuance. Does anybody write like that any more?