Literary Ladies Guide

George Eliot (November 22, 1819 – December 22, 1880; real name Mary Ann Evans; sometimes called herself Marian) was born in Warwickshire, England. Her probing Victorian novels have confirmed her reputation as a giant of English litereture; arguably, Middlemarch (1871 – 72) is her greatest achievement.

Her writing was politically and socially driven, with characters that are small-town individuals, some free thinkers, each with great psychological depth. 

Eliot is also recognized for her interest in and knowledge of the visual arts. Her surviving journals and other writings contain information on trips to museums and a collection of her thoughts and emotions connected to the artworks she viewed. Read More→

It seems only fair that Charlotte Brontë, author of the beloved novel Jane Eyre (and others), the subject of endless film adaptations, and which will be in print for time immemorial, should have her say.

I’m thrilled to say that I’ve conducted an interview with Charlotte Brontë; that she’s been deceased since 1855 is a mere technicality.

Truthfully, her first-person narratives provide incisive answers, needing only someone (that would be me) to ask hypothetical, yet pertinent questions: Read More→