“There's no question of heroism in all this. It's a matter of common decency. That's an idea which may make some people smile, but the only means of fighting a plague is common decency."

- Albert Camus, The Plague (1947)

One of the great thing about teaching Poems with my first years is that the students have helped me think about Anne as a poet exploring and experimenting with emotion

Fun and Frivolity is the undiscovered Pride and Prejudice sequel we all deserve!

The pope one is wild! I didn’t know he had weighed in in favor of Matthew McFadyen, pegged him as a Firth guy myself… 😂

So cringe, as Jane used to say.

“Live, laugh, love” – Jane Austen

Absolutely! Argued this in my now ancient Broadview edn. of Memoirs, co-edited with Gina Walker, so I'm unpopular too. It has always been easier to demonize Godwin than understand him. Very touching letter where he admits to an error judgement in terms of timing.

So, my sense of Wollstonecraft’s character is that she’d continue to love Godwin after life, to tease him, teach him, argue with him, forgive him 🖤