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Our thinking was limited by convention (the most subtle but oppressive dictator).
— Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams (Page 114)
Bondmaid was no fledgling word, and its meaning disturbed me. Lizzie was right; it referred to her as it referred to a Roman slave girl.
Dr Murray's rage came back to me then and I felt mine rising to meet it. It should not be, this word, I thought. It shouldn't exist. Its meaning should be obscure and unthinkable. It should be a relic, and yet it was as easily understood now as at any time in history. The joy of telling the story faded.
"I'm glad it isn't in the Dictionary, Lizzie. It's a horrible word."
"That it may be, but it's a true word. Dictionary or no, bondmaids will always exist."
— Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams (Page 113)
The Prestige meets What If It’s Us in Before We Disappear, a queer ahistorical fantasy …
Before we Disappear is a lovely book. I have read the last half of the book within a single day, I couldn't let it go. There are amazing plot twists too! I really recommend reading Before we Disappear.
Before we Disappear is a lovely book. I have read the last half of the book within a single day, I couldn't let it go. There are amazing plot twists too! I really recommend reading Before we Disappear.
With an Introduction, Notes and Bibliography by Anne Varty, Royal Holloway, University of London.
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Content warning Stanza on Tyranny
And yet perchance it may be better so, For Tyranny is an incestuous Queen, Murder her brother is her bedfellow, And the Plague chambers with her: in obscene And bloody paths her treacherous feet are set; Better the empty desert and a soul inviolate!
— Collected poems of Oscar Wilde by Oscar Wilde (Wordsworth poetry library) (Page 106)
With an Introduction, Notes and Bibliography by Anne Varty, Royal Holloway, University of London.
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Death is too rude, too obvious a key To solve one single secret in a life's philosophy.
— Collected poems of Oscar Wilde by Oscar Wilde (Wordsworth poetry library) (Page 99)
The Prestige meets What If It’s Us in Before We Disappear, a queer ahistorical fantasy …
I read the last half of the book in one day... Wow. Amazing story!
I read the last half of the book in one day... Wow. Amazing story!
The Prestige meets What If It’s Us in Before We Disappear, a queer ahistorical fantasy …
"What are you so glum about today?" Ruth asked. "I'm fine." She threw me a skeptical frown. "No one who's fine ever says they're fine."
— Before We Disappear by Shaun David Hutchinson (Page 153)
Hmmm. I don't think I agree.
Hmmm. I don't think I agree.
The Prestige meets What If It’s Us in Before We Disappear, a queer ahistorical fantasy …
Content warning Slight spoiler.
I still had no idea how Laszlo had gotten away from me. I'd gone back to the Japanese Building and had circled it a dozen times, but the only way Laszlo and his assistant could've escaped without me seeing was if they'd sprouted wings and learned to fly. Luckily, Ruth had fared better with the butterfly, whose name was Jessamy Valentine. She'd learned that Jessamy had started out doing housecleaning and cooking for the magician before being asked to assist him in the show. Ruth even managed to find out where Laszlo lived. Ruth had told me the whole story while wearing the biggest grin I'd ever seen. I had a feeling Ruth and I had both gotten something we'd wanted
— Before We Disappear by Shaun David Hutchinson (Page 102)
Cute!
The Prestige meets What If It’s Us in Before We Disappear, a queer ahistorical fantasy set during the 1909 Seattle …
I have been reading a tale a day on each school day recently. There are some good tales.
I have been reading a tale a day on each school day recently. There are some good tales.
It is always awesome to have my teacher for English come to me with a book. I already passed my English exams, but I continue to like reading English literature. 😃
It is always awesome to have my teacher for English come to me with a book. I already passed my English exams, but I continue to like reading English literature. 😃
