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Persephone Books
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— last activity Sep 02, 2026 07:08AM
Persephone Books specializes in rediscovering 20th century novels, neglected women writers, twentieth century women writers and out of print books. Th ...more
Raising the Middlebrow Book Club (1910-60)
— 37 members
— last activity Aug 26, 2026 09:45AM
A bookclub that is member driven in its reading of the “middlebrow” genre and other undervalued women writers published in 1910-1960.
Victorians!
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Some of the best books in the world were written and published in Great Britain between 1837 and 1901. What's not to love? Dickens, the Brontes, Co ...more
anthony trollope and angela thirkell
— 42 members
— last activity May 07, 2016 05:05AM
For those of us who are trying to decide which to read next: share your thoughts on which you liked, loved, couldn't finish ...more
Virago Modern Classics
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But once a woman stole the initiative, plundered the perquisites and took the lead, what happened to the globe? The fabric cracked [Daphne du Maurier] ...more
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