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Monday, July 27, 2009

An Unsuitable Job for a Woman...Collins-style

The Moonstone (Wilkie Collins)

"You would have done great things in my profession, ma'am, if you had happened to be a man."

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Who needs match.com when we have Wilkie Collins?

The Moonstone (Wilkie Collins)

"I agree with the late William Cobbett about picking a wife. See that she chews her food well and sets her foot down firmly on the ground when she walks, and you're all right. "

Wise words, indeed. I'm very certain my husband succeeded.