Supereminent Heroines

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For all the fiction written annually, there are only a handful of heroines who stand out in my mind.

I am not saying I’ve only come across a few good heroines. To the contrary, I’ve enjoyed many great heroines.

All heroines are reincarnations of a few archtype women, most of whom fall into one of three categories. First is the totally helpless but loveable Snow White often encountered in early romances, where the story depends on the hero saving the heroine. If you’re old enough, you might re