Pulp Covers for Classic Romances
My next reading in Angelique, which came out in the 1960s. Nearly every edition shows the heroine falling out of her dress in a most scandalous fashion, so I’m expecting …
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Clergy in historical romance
As I was reading A Room With A View, which contrasts a close-minded clergyman (Mr. Eager) with an open-minded one (Mr. Beebe), it occurred to me that every book I’ve read …
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Romance Tropes in A Room With A View
Let’s look at the romance tropes in A Room With A View, shall we? I would argue that Forster didn’t set out to write a romance novel, rather he wrote …
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E.M. Forster’s A Room With A View
A Room With A View is E.M. Forster’s classic Edwardian story of self-determination among the upper middle classes of England: those who have the funds to travel to Italy and fall …
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