Mason Street

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Sojourner Truth

“Ain’t I a Woman?”

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A Dark Dark Tale: Ruth Brown’s charming gothic picture book as an artistic tribute to the beauty of an autumn night

There is a palpable sense of loneliness and the artistry of shadow which promise to stay with a reader

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Poetry: October

A lovely vintage poem about autumn and fairies by Winifred Sackville Stoner, Jr.

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Author Spotlight: Mary Shelley

One of the most well-educated women of her time, Shelley poured her erudition into the creation of her masterpiece.

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The Nobel Prize in Literature

The Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded 109 times to 113 Nobel Laureates between 1901 and 2016. Out of those, women have received 14.

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Sigrid Undset

She wrote a rich trilogy about life in Scandinavia in the Middle Ages, portrayed through one woman’s experiences from cradle to grave.

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The Nobel Prize in Literature- is it a boy’s club?

A complete list of the 113 Nobel Prizes in Literature between 1901 and 2016

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Welcome- The Thornfield Review is an online blog and archive which celebrates women authors and honors them as an integral part of world literary tradition. We feature discussions about great women’s literature, both fiction and nonfiction, in book form and also in adaptation to stage, screen, music and other arts. As well, we’ll bring you […]

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List #1: A Traditional Women’s Canon

101 works of narrative fiction by women

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List #2: Toward an evolving canon: 100 works of narrative fiction written by women, one title per author

What happens when you only allow one title per author? And include works translated into English?