tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post3360954948425922164..comments2024-03-28T20:46:22.875+00:00Comments on Clothes In Books: Ariel by Andre MauroisClothes In Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-21965726027001563652013-10-03T08:46:22.435+01:002013-10-03T08:46:22.435+01:00Compelling is exactly the right word Sarah, you ju...Compelling is exactly the right word Sarah, you just want to know more about them. I think Mary Wollstonecraft is perhaps the most intriguing of them all - what a life. I loved Claire Tomalin's biography of her.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-31675360768336891592013-10-03T08:07:16.513+01:002013-10-03T08:07:16.513+01:00What a compelling picture: I was thinking about Sh...What a compelling picture: I was thinking about Shelley recently when I saw an equally compelling picture of Mary Wollstonecraft. Thanks for the post.Sarahhttp://crimepieces.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-65944014465453459482013-10-03T06:47:25.709+01:002013-10-03T06:47:25.709+01:00Thanks Margot - yes, the story defies belief, both...Thanks Margot - yes, the story defies belief, both because of the melodramatic nature of their lives, and because of the concentration of talent in a small group of people. Endlessly fascinating...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-47314506894673390222013-10-03T03:45:15.172+01:002013-10-03T03:45:15.172+01:00Moira - What an excellent choice after the Shepher...Moira - What an excellent choice after the Shepherd. And I didn't realise this was the first Penguin. How interesting! As I mentioned in my other comment, this was such a fascinating group of people. It's one of those cases where I think truth is more appealing - lurid even, dare I say?? - than fiction. Great stuff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com