tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post6210456241636278859..comments2023-10-20T11:17:47.246-04:00Comments on Two Nerdy History Girls: Harriette Wilson on virtueUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-78938133024259619982010-12-19T18:06:27.017-05:002010-12-19T18:06:27.017-05:00I have a Folio Society edition of this book, and i...I have a Folio Society edition of this book, and it is a pleasure to read it in such a nice form.Charlesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-78625181380420600622010-12-17T21:41:26.679-05:002010-12-17T21:41:26.679-05:00Oo another book to add to my pile for this year!Oo another book to add to my pile for this year!Careynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-22573577965749230552010-12-16T16:32:44.703-05:002010-12-16T16:32:44.703-05:00I will be reading her full memoirs in the new year...I will be reading her full memoirs in the new year,really interesting.Merry Christmas to all.Ellen M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-74246958607330726322010-12-14T18:32:42.768-05:002010-12-14T18:32:42.768-05:00I have the same feeling when reading her memoirs. ...I have the same feeling when reading her memoirs. It's my sense that, because she was a courtesan, and an unrepentant one, she was liberated as few women were in her time. Her frankness—on so many subjects—gives her an immediacy that few other voices from the past offer. Byron's voice sounds modern, too, but he was an aristocratic male, secure in his power and position. I love that Harriette so cheerfully defies convention!LorettaChasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03641586650738945106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-5848605712384866472010-12-14T13:10:05.468-05:002010-12-14T13:10:05.468-05:00Are we quite certain, dear Loretta, that Harriet w...Are we quite certain, dear Loretta, that Harriet wrote these words 185 years ago? They are unfortunately very pertinent today!Thank you for sharing.Ellen Mnoreply@blogger.com