The Butterfly House
by Mary Eleanor Wilkins
18 Dec, 2020
EXCERPT :
“I don't mean because Mrs. Edes wrote The Poor Lady. It is not that. I am quite sure that you could have written a book every whit as good as hers but what I do mean is—I feel that a woman writer if she writes the best sort of
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EXCERPT :
“I don't mean because Mrs. Edes wrote The Poor Lady. It is not that. I am quite sure that you could have written a book every whit as good as hers but what I do mean is—I feel that a woman writer if she writes the best sort of book must obtain a certain insight concerning human nature which requires a long time for most women.” Von Rosen was rather mixed, but Annie did not grasp it. She was very glad that they were nearing her own home. She could not endure much more.
“Is The Poor Lady a love story?” inquired Von Rosen.
“There is a little love in it,” replied Annie faintly. Less