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Dilly is Currently Reading

Dilly Dalley is currently reading

Jane Austen's Bookshelf: The women writers who shaped a legend

by Rebecca Romney (Goodreads Author)

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"Finished Charlotte Smith & Elizabeth Inchbald. Becoming increasingly moved by the plight of these genius women under the oppressive forces of patriarchy. Maybe my biggest takeaway. Charlotte, married off at 16 to Benjamin Smith, the son of a rich London Merchant, becomes a cautionary tale of not marrying for money. Romney casts romance novels that exhort their readers 'to get to know thier suitor' as radical." — Aug 20, 2026 04:50PM

Aug 10, 2026 04:34PM

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Bedside Companion for Gardeners: An Anthology Of Garden Writing For Every Night Of The Year

by Jane McMorland Hunter

bookshelves: currently-reading, gardening, writers-british, non-fiction

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— Jul 02, 2026 03:28PM

Jun 11, 2026 09:43PM

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The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien

by J.R.R. Tolkien

bookshelves: currently-reading, writers-british, creative-writers-autobiography, fiction-fantasy-inklings-study, non-fiction

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"Tolkien is in his late 60s, has retired, still concerned about money, trying to prepare The Silmarillion for publication. He is answering lots of letters clarifying LoTR issues - some of them incredibly detailed. He is insistent that the novel is about Death and Immortality - not about Power." — Jul 13, 2026 09:26PM

Jul 03, 2026 05:20PM

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Dilly’s Quotes

“Liars and dead men – two parties unskilled at dispensing the truth.”
― Hugh Howey, Shift

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“Donald was verging on the sad realization that humanity had been thrown to the brink of extinction by insane men in positions of power following one another, each thinking the others knew where they were going.”
― Hugh Howey, Shift

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