In her book “How to Suppress Women’s Writing” (https://utpress.utexas.edu/books/russ-how-to-suppress-womens-writing), Joanna Russ discusses methods that society uses to undermine the work of women writers. The excerpts that follow below describe “some unpleasant possibilities” (Joanna Russ’ words) of the kinds of treatment…
Give me a Quill Pulled from that Eagles Wing!
Our Recent Additions (Full Library) Jesus Praefigured; Abbot, George (Literature of the Sacred) 1623 An Historical, Physiological and Theological Treatise of Spirits, Apparitions, Witchcrafts, and other Magical Practices; Beaumont, John 1705 The Castle of Otranto; Walpole, Horace 1764 From an…
The double-click function in the Writing Aid Tab fixed.
When you double-clicked on a word in your writing in the Writing Aid tab, you may have been moved, in some browsers, to the Words tab. Now, when you double-click on a word in your writing, you will see all…
John Maynard Keynes: “Thought Had Wings”
We have added to our Free Library a number of works by John Maynard Keynes, a brilliant economist and a brilliant writer: Indian Currency and Finance The Economic Consequences of the Peace A Revision of the Treaty, Being a Sequel…
Anne Askew and Catherine Parr; John Foxe and David Hume
A tragic story links our today’s additions to the Full Library – the works of Anne Askew, Catherine Parr, John Foxe and David Hume. I am a Woman Poor and Blind by Anne Askew The Examinations of Anne Askew by…
Oscar Wilde: The Soul of Man
Our today’s addition to the Full Library: Oscar Wilde’s essay “The Soul of Man” In his recent article “The Men Who Brought Political Radicalism to Oscar Wilde” (Literary Hub https://lithub.com/the-men-who-brought-political-radicalism-to-oscar-wilde/), Christian Williams tells us that Oscar Wilde’s interests in political…
Hello, World!
Welcome to our very new site! It is designed to provide you with word usage suggestions from your favourite authors for each word in your writing, in real time, as you write. Please note: we are finalising our beta-testing. Enjoy…