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Can You Stand Her?
A Victorian Literature Newsletter with Feelings.
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Will this house visit ever end?
Yes. But not without some mistakes.
Welcome back to Can You Stand her?
In Which Much of the History of the Pallisers Is Told. & Lady Midlothian & some real housewives
Dinner at Matching and Three Politicians:
it would be hard to have an affair at this house party without Mr. Bott telling on you
C.J. Hauser's The Crane Wife and Victorian Relationships
Toxic relationships are timeless
How to say no to a house party-- and still end up going
Alice overthinks some stuff and has to stop at her house for more dresses
Alice Vavasor Becomes Troubled and Aya wants a vibe check on cousin George
Full Disclosure:
Aya tries to get interested in George Vavasor
and mostly succeeds
“What should a woman do with her life?” Alice jilts John
Sorry for the delay, I had the end of the semester, COVID, and writer’s block… anyway it’s time to get back on the horse.
Aunt Arabella would totally sign up for hinge…
Summary: Aunt Greenow/ Mr.
Aka Aya brings Brene Brown into Victorian Literature
I’ve been putting off writing about these chapters partially because it causes me real pain to watch George successfully seduce Alice and my motivation plummeted as a result and partially because I have a big paper about The Importance of Being Earnest
Aka: contractual marriage isn’t as boring as it sounds
“He spoke of their engagement as though it were a betrothal, as betrothals used to be of yore; as though they were already in some sort married.
Aka: Don’t let George date your cousin
"The worthy man and the wild man will have to fight it out."
The Heart at Conflict With Itself
or Alice Vavasor would take forever to choose her Uber Eats order
Why a load of Trollope?
Dear Friends,
Coming soon
This is Can You Stand Her? Follow me through the sometimes neglected work of anthony trollope, victorian literature, and what comes up along the way.