It was written in the 1890’s, the time of the Yellow Book, the fin de siecle, when literature explored subjects previously forbidden under the supposition that literature was supposed to be uplifiting, provide a moral example. The fin de siecle authors wrote about affairs, sex outside of marriage, illegitimate children, not to reform it, but [...]
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*A Fabulous and Neglected Novel
Posted in Classics, tagged Esther Waters, horse betting, London fin de siecle on April 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »




