Chapter 4: we move on to Charlotte Brontë, who I‘ve never really read about, so this is all new to me. She wants to be a writer, but a famous poet has told her that as a woman, she should give it up ? she is part of a friendship trio, with Mary and Ellen, who couldn‘t be more different! #pemberlittens #southeycansuckit #hesjustjealous #dontstopcharlotte #girlpower
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Ruthiella I‘ve only read Jane Eyre and am also fairly unfamiliar with Charlotte Brontë‘s life. So the little bit I am gleaning here is interesting. 2y
suvata This thought particularly struck me: “By the mid-nineteenth century, romantic friendships between young women had become idealized, and effusively affectionate correspondence between female friends was commonplace.” When did this stop being a thing? 2y
batsy I love Charlotte, and I read the Gaskell bio so long ago that I've forgotten mostly everything but maybe vaguely retained bits and pieces. I remember the awful response from Robert Southey! Already this chapter is pretty interesting because we have a compelling triangle. 2y
