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Elizabeth
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So fascinating that the Catholic has ended up among Protestants and the Protestant among Catholics. The presentation of religion in this novel is even more fascinating than usual because of how close in time to the Reformation and how unwieldy Protestantism still was. This Montauban chapter is quite amusing.
— Feb 05, 2026 10:37AM
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Elizabeth
is 69% done
A reference to the Faerie Queene in draft form. Fascinating!
— Feb 05, 2026 08:02AM
Elizabeth
is 58% done
“he was forbidden henceforth to inflame his brain with anything stronger than sherbet”
Gotta love the Vic Lit. 😂
— Feb 02, 2026 04:56PM
Gotta love the Vic Lit. 😂
Elizabeth
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“Lucy was standing…under the latticed window near the large oak-table, a white apron over her dress, presiding over the collecting of elder-berries…The maids stood round her with an array of beechen bowls or red and yellow crocks, while barefooted, bareheaded children came thronging in with rush or wicker baskets of the crimson fruit, which the maids poured in sanguine cascades into their earthenware”
— Jan 30, 2026 03:23PM
