When it came to finding the love of her life, your average Victorian lady was far from helpless—as a matter of fact, she had more than a few tricks up her sleeve. Sure, she couldn’t just call up a boy and invite him to a Wilco concert, but she could make a grand stairway entrance […]
Poor old Death, that abstract devil. When it comes to books, Death’s often the bridesmaid, rarely the deceased bride, cutting down characters off screen like an underappreciated civil servant. There are, however, a precious few literary endeavors that bring Death to center stage, allowing him/her/it to become a fully fleshed character in his/her/its own right. […]