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Chasing Beauty: She, by H Rider Haggard, Part II

Whiter Shade of Pale Haggard’s book is full of both careless bigotry and acerbic comments about women and beauty. This might have been the tradition of the time, but some seems almost sly, as if Haggard is commenting on his … Continue reading

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Chasing Beauty: She, by H Rider Haggard, Part I

This is very long post and the first part of two.  I have sent a much shorter version of this essay to Fantasyliterature.com so you could check there in a few days if you don’t have the patience or the … Continue reading

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