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Non Sequitur
Excerpt from Non Sequitur
For a novelist the difl'iculty is fearful. Even in such a masterpiece as Redgauntlet Scott feels the difficulty of going on. How tame and flat, after the glorious adventure of Brokenbum, is Darsie's long ride disguised as a woman! Of maidens disguised as men the world is never weary. Shakespeare alone disguised them seven times over, and who could find it in his heart to say that Shakespeare uses disguise too often? It bored Mary Lamb when she was writing the Tales; she began to think that Shakespeare wanted imagination - or so her brother said; but this Opinion is not generally entertained. For men disguised as maidens, they are cumbersome. In stead of gracing an attire less beautiful than should be theirs by right, they dishonour gar ments to the grace of which they were never born. Their petticoats are too tempestuous; their dis order is not nice. Except with Achilles among the Maidens or with the Prince in The Princess, we come too near burlesque instead of comedy.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
For a novelist the difl'iculty is fearful. Even in such a masterpiece as Redgauntlet Scott feels the difficulty of going on. How tame and flat, after the glorious adventure of Brokenbum, is Darsie's long ride disguised as a woman! Of maidens disguised as men the world is never weary. Shakespeare alone disguised them seven times over, and who could find it in his heart to say that Shakespeare uses disguise too often? It bored Mary Lamb when she was writing the Tales; she began to think that Shakespeare wanted imagination - or so her brother said; but this Opinion is not generally entertained. For men disguised as maidens, they are cumbersome. In stead of gracing an attire less beautiful than should be theirs by right, they dishonour gar ments to the grace of which they were never born. Their petticoats are too tempestuous; their dis order is not nice. Except with Achilles among the Maidens or with the Prince in The Princess, we come too near burlesque instead of comedy.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
226 pages, Paperback
First published August 22, 2015
About the author
Mary Elizabeth Coleridge
46 books5 followersMary Elizabeth Coleridge was a British novelist and poet, who also wrote essays and reviews. She taught at the London Working Women's College for twelve years from 1895 to 1907. She wrote poetry under the pseudonym Anodos, taken from George MacDonald.
Coleridge published five novels, the best known of those being The King with Two Faces, which earned her £900 in royalties in 1897. She travelled widely throughout her life, although her home was in London, where she lived with her family. Her father was Arthur Duke Coleridge who, along with the singer Jenny Lind, was responsible for the formation of the London Bach Choir in 1875. Other family friends included Robert Browning, Alfred, Lord Tennyson, John Millais and Fanny Kemble.
Mary Coleridge was the great-grandniece of Samuel Taylor Coleridge and the great niece of Sara Coleridge, the author of Phantasmion. She died from complications arising from appendicitis while on holiday in Harrogate in 1907, leaving an unfinished manuscript for her next novel, and hundreds of unpublished poems.
One of her poems, "The Blue Bird," was set to music by Charles Villiers Stanford. A family friend, the composer, Hubert Parry also set several of her poems to music.
Coleridge published five novels, the best known of those being The King with Two Faces, which earned her £900 in royalties in 1897. She travelled widely throughout her life, although her home was in London, where she lived with her family. Her father was Arthur Duke Coleridge who, along with the singer Jenny Lind, was responsible for the formation of the London Bach Choir in 1875. Other family friends included Robert Browning, Alfred, Lord Tennyson, John Millais and Fanny Kemble.
Mary Coleridge was the great-grandniece of Samuel Taylor Coleridge and the great niece of Sara Coleridge, the author of Phantasmion. She died from complications arising from appendicitis while on holiday in Harrogate in 1907, leaving an unfinished manuscript for her next novel, and hundreds of unpublished poems.
One of her poems, "The Blue Bird," was set to music by Charles Villiers Stanford. A family friend, the composer, Hubert Parry also set several of her poems to music.
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