pick5 marriages of well known Victorian writers/intellectuals: Jane Welsh and Thomas Carlyle, Effie Gray and John Ruskin, Harriet Taylor and John Stuart Mill, Catherine Hogarth and Charles Dickens, and George Eliot and George Henry Lewes. I was only familiar with Dickens. Fascinating stuff. Rose looks at how these unions affected careers and legacies and how they were seen in that era compared to our current perceptions of marriage. My 1st #Roll100 ✅
KathyWheeler When I got my MA in English 1000 years ago, my concentration was in Victorian Lit, and my thesis included both Carlyle and Dickens. Can‘t wait to check this out! 2y
Ruthiella @KathyWheeler Oh! I think you will like it then. 😃 2y
Cathythoughts Great collage! 2y
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Sophronisba Oh, this book is fabulous, I just loved it. The Carlyles are especially interesting, I thought. 2y
PuddleJumper Sounds really interesting! 2y
Ruthiella @Cathythoughts Thanks Cathy! 😊 2y
Ruthiella @Sophronisba Totally. While perhaps unconventional by modern standards, their partnership was also quite successful in its way. 🤔 2y
Ruthiella @PuddleJumper It was! 😃 2y
LeahBergen This book was cited in a book I just finished and found fascinating![[tagged book]](https://image.librarything.com/pics/litsy_webpics/icon_taggedBook@3x.png)
The Carlyles at Home 2y
The Carlyles at HomeRuthiella @LeahBergen Interesting coincidence! 😃 2y
Centique Oh wow - you hit my wheelhouse dead centre!! Might take me a while but I want to get to this 😍 2y
Ruthiella @Centique I understand. I had the book on my shelf for years till I finally got to it. 2y
