When Ferdinand Clegg, a butterfly collector, turns his attention to human beings, the results are disastrous for Miranda Grey, the young woman he stalks and “collects” to assuage his obsession for her. Clegg has led a less than satisfactory life;… Read More ›
misogyny in literature
Analysis of William Makepeace Thackeray’s The Luck of Barry Lyndon
William Makepeace Thackeray’s first novel, The Luck of Barry Lyndon: A Romance of the Last Century by Fitz-Boodle [The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq.], appeared in Fraser’s Magazine as a monthly serial in 1844. It was later revised and released… Read More ›
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