10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPINSTERLY»
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spinsterly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
spinsterly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
That this is indeed the tenor of Leavis's remarks may be seen clearly in his next
paragraphs and their insistent use of two terms — "bent" and "spinsterly" (35). Let
us begin with the second of these, as the more obvious. Forster has, according to
...
Robert K. Martin, George Piggford, 1997
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Jane Austen: The Critical Heritage Volume 2 1870-1940
a®spinsterly ̄prudishness«. Never again could the novelsbe regarded
astextsinnocent of scholarly interest; and Wilbur Cross, in the YaleReview,made
the point that. ano. one has ever before brought outacriticaledition
ofthemajorworks of ...
Mr B C Southam, B.C. Southam, 2012
3
The Northern College News, Marquette, Mich
... home of Mr. and Mrs. Daly of Iron River took place when their daughter Ruth
was wedded. The bride was attended by some of her spinsterly friends, among
whom were Mary Ellen Shea, Vera Slee- man, Emily Smedberg and Mildred
Kemp.
4
Jane Austen's Guide to Life: Thoughtful Lessons for the ...
Heartbreaking as that story is, what strikes me as even more sad is that beautiful
Cassandra, who had just turned twenty-four when Tom died, never considered
any other man. one biogra- pher writes of the way she “hurried into spinsterly ...
5
Samlee's Daughter: A Novel
My sister, on the other hand, knew very well how to put on a soulful expression
and, cumbered in a colourful Coromandel milk maid's costume, return faux naïf
answers to the enquiries of earnest American dowagers and spinsterly European
...
6
Imprudent Prue: A Phantasmagory
Your glossily healthful skin, your sleek brown hair, your neat and upright carriage
, appeared to them spinsterly, housewifely, prim. They were your only judges,
and you believed them. You dutifully fell in with their view, and made yourself ...
Actually, several of them were married, but they had kept their spinsterly ways.
Librarians, nuns, ladies who write poetry, are all spinsterly; they like a quiet place
, they like to think, they don't mind being alone. That's what appealed to me.
Josephine Humphreys, 2000
Those cash-flush days were only just round the corner, but for now expenditure
still needed to be carefully monitored, and 'Good Vibrations' had proved a solid
investment, vindicating the long period of consultation. Posh, spinsterly and ...
9
Of Time and the River: A Legend of Man's Hunger in His Youth
It was my fault," she muttered, with a kind of dumb, spinsterly agony of
conscience which, in its evocation of the straight innocence and integrity of her
kind and person, was somehow pitiably moving — "I didn't mean to lead you on,"
she said ...
10
Love, Sex, and Marriage: A Historical Thesaurus
... spinsterian 1819 + 1881; spinsterial 1849 + 1874; old-maidenish' 1867; old-
maidy 1884 - 1923; spinsterish' 1892 — ; spinsterous 1899; spinsterly' 1902 — ;
old-maid 1964 + 1972. adv: spinsterly 1894; old-maidishly' 1975. phr: on the
bough ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPINSTERLY»
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spinsterly is used in the context of the following news items.
Ladies in Lavender review: Bitter-sweet tale of sibling rivalry and …
They have lived in spinsterly isolation ever since. Advertisement. One bright morning, all that changes. In the wake of a storm, the ladies spy the body of a young ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
Theatre review: The Deranged Marriage, West Yorkshire Playhouse
And Sheena Patel as Kiran, the spinsterly comical cousin with a heart of gold, elicited genuine sympathy and warmth from the audience. The Deranged Marriage ... «Yorkshire Evening Post, May 15»
Intense Drama Depicts an England Pullulating With Repressed Desire
It's Monday morning in an English girls' school in the late 1960s. A spinsterly type is about to address assembly on the subject of “accidents in the home” but ... «Newsweek, Apr 15»
Book of the week: Beauty Tips for Girls by Margaret Montgomery
Meanwhile, Miss Ellingham tells us she feels “clipped, spinsterly and bitter” but to others she's “that pretty redhead”. So we can't trust our perception of the ... «The National, Apr 15»
Who the F Is … Actress and Politician Nancy Kulp?
Before Hillbillies, she was a regular on The Bob Cummings Show, playing a spinsterly bird-watcher named Pamela Livingstone. (Bird-watching was also one of ... «SheWired, Apr 15»
Love stories for Valentine's: 10 perfect date night movies
There is nothing more gratifying in this Jane Austen adaptation than seeing the spinsterly Elinor, played by Emma Thompson, realize that her beloved Edward ... «Stillwater News Press, Feb 15»
A Young Flannery O'Connor's Life-Changing Search for God
The lupus that struck her at age twenty-five ravaged her looks until she resembled the figure she dubbed the Last Librarian, a spinsterly know-it-all in cat's-eye ... «Aleteia, Feb 15»
Jennifer Aniston is right - a childless life isn't a fruitless one
Aniston is often portrayed in the media as the incarnation of spinsterly misery, ever since that scheming, vampy Angelina nabbed Brad from her. Magazine ... «Irish Independent, Aug 14»
Caught in Social Security's infuriating labyrinth
I have endlessly endured those opening three minutes of sickening teleprompts and soul-sucking announcements — a spinsterly voice on loan from the ... «Dallas Morning News, Apr 14»
Under Milk Wood – review
And has there ever been a more poignant image of spinsterly unfulfilment than Myfanwy Price's "lonely, loving hotwaterbottled body"? The pitch-perfect, brisk ... «The Guardian, Feb 14»
