1888
Title
1888
Description
Containing the 130 total articles published between November 1887 and October 1888
Collection Items
Miss Anderson in the 'Winter's Tale'
A review of Mary Anderson's performance in A Winter's Tale that develops into a reflection on the present state of British drama.
The Woodland Gods
An essay examining the importance of stage design, particularly open-air theaters. It ends with an analysis of Edward William Godwin's production of Shakespeare's As You Like It.
The Fallacy of the Superiority of Man
Discusses scientific literature that compares the physical and mental powers of the sexes, then attends to the social conditions that have prevented women from fulfilling their potential in various endeavours.
The Position of Women
An essay examining the past and present factors that have contributed to women's position in society. It focuses on the relationship between "power" and "position" in women's history, and the changing relationships between women across classes and…
Madame de Sevigne's Grandmother
A travel essay-turned-biography that details the life and legacy of the seventeenth-century French Aristocrat, Mme de Sévigné's.
The Truth about Clement Ker (I)
The first installment of the novel, in which Clement Ker denies charity to a servant in need.