tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post1651723065283944679..comments2024-03-29T11:36:25.050+00:00Comments on Clothes In Books: My Friend Annie by Jane DuncanClothes In Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-55537762075445604362013-07-19T22:43:35.077+01:002013-07-19T22:43:35.077+01:00Of course you're right: perhaps that's wha...Of course you're right: perhaps that's what compelling me through these Jane Duncan books - sociological and historical interest....Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-55643095947605544132013-07-19T19:29:47.722+01:002013-07-19T19:29:47.722+01:00Sooooo fascinating. And then there seems to be off...Sooooo fascinating. And then there seems to be official amnesia about the whole thing. Novels are an unofficial history of attitudes to sex.Lucy R. Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08632983296994349550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-56026143182195539042013-07-19T09:22:13.635+01:002013-07-19T09:22:13.635+01:00I'm always commenting on changed opinions and ...I'm always commenting on changed opinions and beliefs, often making a joke of it, but that is because I find the whole thing fascinating - the way moral stances can completely change or turn around within quite a short space of time.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-39365117803316429702013-07-19T03:38:10.743+01:002013-07-19T03:38:10.743+01:00Moira - I think it's so interesting how tastes...Moira - I think it's so interesting how tastes have changed over the decades. We look back now at books like this and yes, cringe at some of the passages. But it's interesting how popular and well-regarded they were. Imagine thinking living with a man without marriage was somehow more reprehensible than being a prostitute...It's just interesting. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com