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Amy Dillwyn

    Alžbeta Amy Dillwynová bola waleská autorka známa svojimi románmi písanými v angličtine. Okrem svojej literárnej činnosti bola tiež priekopníckou podnikateľkou a sociálnou benefaktorkou, ktorá patrila medzi prvých britských priemyselných podnikateliek. Jej diela sa vyznačujú hlbokým ponorom do ľudskej psychiky a dobových spoločenských otázok. Dillwynová zanechala významnú stopu tak v literatúre, ako aj v oblasti britského priemyslu a filantropie.

    The Rebecca Rioter
    Jill
    • Jill

      • 326 stránok
      • 12 hodin čítania

      "Jill is the story of an unconventional heroine - a gentlewoman who disguises herself as a maid and runs away to London in search of adventure after her mother dies and her father is pursued by a Victorian gold-digger. Once in London she uses her position as lady's maid to become close to her mistress. Her life above and below stairs is portrayed with irreverent wit in this fast-paced story, but at the centre of the novel is Jill's unfolding love for the woman she works for. On the surface a feminist manifesto, Jill is a poignant story of same-sex desire and unrequited love. A new introduction tells the autobiographical story on which the novel is based - the author's own passionate attachment to a woman she called her wife, but who she couldn't have.".

      Jill2013
      3,9
    • The Rebecca Rioter

      • 178 stránok
      • 7 hodin čítania

      Country men disguised as women, the Rebecca Rioters rose up against the oppressive imposition of steep taxes at the toll gates of rural Wales in the late 1830s. This story, first published in 1880, tells the tale of Evan Williams, a young working class man struggling to come to terms with the injustice and social inequalities of the world he lives in. His rebellious actions have dramatic consequences not only for himself, but inadvertently, for the woman he loves.

      The Rebecca Rioter2001
      3,7