Status Updates From Celia Thaxter: Selected Wri...

"The "consolation of religion" I cannot bear. I can bear my anguish better than their emptiness, though I am crushed breathless by my sorrow."

"It is a lovely sight to see a herring net drawn in, especially by moonlight when every fish hangs like a long silver drop from the close-set meshes."

Not sure how I'm feeling yet, especially in this 1873 excerpt, which mixes a naturalist's love of the Isles with an appreciative but uncomfortable portrait of the fishing community.