prose poetry

20 Sep

And, Chapters 41-52 (Conclusion)

Posted by Edward Picot in Elizabeth Gaskell, fiction, humour, hyperliterature, literature, North and South, prose poetry, surreal

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"The elements of the dinner-parties which Mrs Lennox gave, were beauty, men, and pedantic conversation. They talked in a sensuous way outside, lashed themselves when they were alone, and squandered their capabilities in the drawing-room."

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08 Jul

And, Chapters 33-40

Posted by Edward Picot in Elizabeth Gaskell, fiction, humour, hyperliterature, literature, North and South, prose poetry, surreal

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"Gathering, gathering along the narrow street, came a hollow solemn blast. From each side of the door there were constant droppings. Higgins crept up carefully upon the stones, his glassy eyes, one half-open, staring upwards to the sky. Owing to the position in which he had been lying, the fore part of his head was bald."

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07 Jan

And, Chapters 25-32

Posted by Edward Picot in Elizabeth Gaskell, fiction, humour, hyperliterature, literature, North and South, prose poetry, surreal

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