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How Villains Are Depicted Differently in Male- vs. Female-Authored Gothic Novels of the Eighteenth Century (Part 3 of 3)

Here comes the last section of this three-part series on gendered Gothic villains. If you haven’t yet read the first two parts, scroll down below and give them a read. Note: If you haven’t yet read The Castle of Otranto or A Sicilian Romance, they are both short reads and available freely online. Horace Walpole’sContinue reading “How Villains Are Depicted Differently in Male- vs. Female-Authored Gothic Novels of the Eighteenth Century (Part 3 of 3)”

Edward Lucie-Smith’s poem ‘Silence’ is a multi-layered masterpiece

I recently had the good fortune of reading the poem Silence by the British poet Edward Lucie-Smith. It held my attention for quite a few days, which is why I thought I should write something about it. For starters, this poem was published in a poetry anthology that was edited by Lucie-Smith himself. The anthologyContinue reading “Edward Lucie-Smith’s poem ‘Silence’ is a multi-layered masterpiece”