Shopping in Lucerne
E.S. Turner, 9 June 1994
Addicted to Romance: The Life and Adventures of Elinor Glyn
by Joan Hardwick.
Deutsch, 306 pp., £20, June 1994,0 233 98866 1 Show More
by Joan Hardwick.
Deutsch, 306 pp., £20, June 1994,
Mother of Oscar: The Life of Jane Francesca Wilde
by Joy Melville.
Murray, 308 pp., £19.99, June 1994,0 7195 5102 1 Show More
by Joy Melville.
Murray, 308 pp., £19.99, June 1994,
“... keep a straight face when trafficking in absurdity, though she throws in an occasional exclamation mark, and she is resolutely fair to an exotic who would today be baited routinely. Glyn’s novels, she assures us, ‘continue to inspire readers’, though it is hard to know who these may be. A further glance at the reference shelf shows that Mrs Leavis, in ... ”