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The Lover's Companion
Lover's Companion Jane Howard, Elizabeth
- GenresFiction
Hardcover
First published February 14, 1978
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August 24, 2024
An anthology of romantic prose and poetry from the great writers, Hardy, Bronte, Austen, Shakespeare etc, also many writers I hadn't heard of before which is a good way to introduce you to new authors.
I found the extracts from novels I hadn't already read a bit difficult to get into however as I didn't know the characters or storyline.
Another issue for me was the spanning of the centuries from one page to the next which could be a bit confusing at times, getting used to the different styles of writing, but EJH arranged the book like this to avoid blocks of writing in a particular style and juxtapose very different people in the same mood.
I found the extracts from novels I hadn't already read a bit difficult to get into however as I didn't know the characters or storyline.
Another issue for me was the spanning of the centuries from one page to the next which could be a bit confusing at times, getting used to the different styles of writing, but EJH arranged the book like this to avoid blocks of writing in a particular style and juxtapose very different people in the same mood.
February 11, 2024
love letters and love poems and more love love and love
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