We are to make an entry each day, even if the entry is that nothing of interest happened. Secondly, we may not consult each other’s diaries. Finally, Clara is prone to exaggeration.
Tag: 19th century
“If this world had angels, they would necessarily be the fleshy kind, and she would be of it.”
Entry 168: Ellen collects heating stones with Clara
Intense and passionate friendships among women in the 19th century were considered normal and healthy. This was, of course, before the spectre of homosexuality ruined everything.
This 1898 article is meant to make smashing sound unattractive.
Newspaper article from the New Zealand Herald regarding the murder of Polly Mayos. OCR scanned and corrected.