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I do enjoy Gaskell’s narrative style and vocabulary. The references are sometimes obscure, but the endnotes are excellent.
Here’s one I particularly appreciated:
“He was in the Charybdis of passion, and must perforce circle and circle ever nearer round the fatal center.”
— Nov 06, 2026 12:05PM
Here’s one I particularly appreciated:
“He was in the Charybdis of passion, and must perforce circle and circle ever nearer round the fatal center.”
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Jerilyn
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“Nothing like the act of eating for equalizing men.”
Just an example of the ebb and flow of class differences addressed as a major theme of this novel.
— 10 hours, 59 min ago
Just an example of the ebb and flow of class differences addressed as a major theme of this novel.