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Author has written 27 stories for Love, Historical, Fantasy, Supernatural, General, Family, Life, General, Friendship, School, Humor, Nature, and Song. ‘Seven volumes of poetry have I given to an ungrateful world during my life; they have all shared the fate of true genius—obscurity and contempt. Not that any fault could be found with their contents; whatever their deficiencies may have been, no reviewer has yet dared to criticize them, this is a great fact.’ - Lewis Carroll, 'Novelty and Romancement' My friend 'Amandil' introduced me to FictionPress a while ago, and I am well on my way to becoming an addict. I'm an 18-year-old wanna-be writer, and although I have been dabbling in the art ever since I can remember, I have yet to discover what my 'style' is going to be: it is probable that it will develop into a mixture of Jane Austen, Georgette Heyer, and Elizabeth Gaskell (my favourite writers, along with Oscar Wilde, Angela Carter, Margaret Atwood and Zadie Smith, but I would not dare attempt to imitate these last four...). I spend much of my time desperately trying to unite the cynical and romantic sides of my personality, so there will be excesses of both in my work. I am fascinated by the 19th century, and my stories are usually historical fictions set in this time period: I am very busy learning about the various forms of etiquette in use throughout the era, but I frequently catch myself making mistakes, so if you find anachronisms, do please tell me! What I love about this site is that all the reviews I've read so far are all very constructive, so I'm hoping for positive and helpful reviews as well. I write mainly prose, although I've recently begun experimenting with poetry again, after a five-year gap: under the influence of several poets I've been studying (and the work of my friend, 'yellowbaloonpop' on FP), I am now discovering the possibilities offered by free verse. So when you read my poems here, please don't be too hard on me: I'm still learning! I am not sure that my account will be a very dynamic one for a while yet: I find that my time is taken up with work on my 'serious' novel, 'Mary Banks', and with a lot of less important things (i.e. university) which prevent my devoting all my time to the noble art of writing... Nevertheless, I hope you enjoy my writings, such as they are. They stand in dire need of concrit. (The picture, captioned 'You mean to frighten me, Mr. Darcy?', is an illustration by C.E. Brock, to Jane Austen's 'Pride and Prejudice'. It was taken from the 'Annotated and Illustrated Hypertext of Pride and Prejudice', on the 'Jane Austen Information Page' on www.pemberley.com. Image URL: http://www.pemberley.com/janeinfo/ppv2n31b.jpg) | |||||||||
1. Celebrating the Scop reviewsNot exactly a song - rather a piece of verse in the Anglo-Saxon oral tradition, celebrating the poet chroniclers of the German heroic age. Written for my Old English course.Complete - Song - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 107 - Reviews: 1 - Updated: 11-19-09 - Published: 11-19-092. SinistraAfter years of war, hunchbacked Sir John has made peace with the Dir tribe; the King presents his new-born son as 'a child of the Peace'. When Lady Gloria leaves the baby alone for a moment, it is stolen away. First attempt at a knights-and-ladies storyFantasy - Fiction Rated: T - English - Romance/Adventure - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,155 - Reviews: 0 - Updated: 11-4-09 - Published: 11-4-093. SolitudeSuch a tranquil placeComplete - Life - Fiction Rated: T - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 173 - Reviews: 0 - Updated: 10-30-09 - Published: 10-30-094. Romsey reviewsI took a country walk todayComplete - Nature - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 138 - Reviews: 1 - Updated: 10-28-09 - Published: 10-28-095. Family Matters » reviewsApril 1912. The sinking of the Titanic has its effect on a group of inhabitants of the Manchester area, but they must concentrate first on various other issues in their lives: business and marriage, scandalous novels and bareback horserides.Historical - Fiction Rated: T - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 17 - Words: 25,643 - Reviews: 31 - Updated: 9-17-09 - Published: 7-29-096. The Suicidalist » reviewsA translation into English of my favourite Dutch poem, 'De Zelfmoordenaar' by 19th century poet Piet Paaltjens.Complete - Humor - Fiction Rated: T - English - Horror/Parody - Chapters: 2 - Words: 1,234 - Reviews: 1 - Updated: 8-10-09 - Published: 8-10-097. Ode to the IB English A1 Reading List reviewsAn elegy in six stanzas, rendered all the more awkward by its tortuous rhyme scheme and the fact that no word in the English language actually rhymes with 'English'. A joke present for my teacherComplete - School - Fiction Rated: T - English - Parody - Chapters: 1 - Words: 560 - Reviews: 1 - Updated: 8-10-09 - Published: 8-10-098. An Idyll reviewsA confrontation with reality where it is not wanted.Complete - Life - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Tragedy - Chapters: 1 - Words: 245 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 7-30-09 - Published: 7-30-099. Suburban Fairytale reviewsDo you ever ask yourself/ How many of those picture-perfect people/ Are unhappy?Complete - Life - Fiction Rated: T - English - Parody/Tragedy - Chapters: 1 - Words: 256 - Reviews: 1 - Updated: 7-30-09 - Published: 7-30-0910. Lily » reviews1921. William Horton, a painter gone blind, wastes away his days in a sanatorium in the French Pyrenees until Lady Alice Forsythe drives her Silver Ghost into his life to transcribe his war experiences- but in reality she's after something else entirely.Complete - Historical - Fiction Rated: T - English - Mystery/Tragedy - Chapters: 5 - Words: 11,095 - Reviews: 8 - Updated: 7-28-09 - Published: 7-16-0911. Singing in the Streets reviewsI never dared - You did.Complete - Friendship - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 167 - Reviews: 4 - Updated: 7-18-09 - Published: 7-18-0912. Number 7 reviewsA rant about nonchalant discrimination, esp. sexism - I was feeling rather world-weary when I wrote this, so it's more disillusioned than is common for me. Rated M for language: I shocked even myself :-PComplete - General - Fiction Rated: M - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 242 - Reviews: 3 - Updated: 7-18-09 - Published: 7-18-0913. Anger reviewsI don't often feel this way...Complete - Life - Fiction Rated: T - English - Drama/Tragedy - Chapters: 1 - Words: 184 - Reviews: 3 - Updated: 7-11-09 - Published: 7-11-0914. Libertame reviewsA bit of dramatic randomness written in fifteen minutes. Constructive criticism would be much appreciated.Complete - Life - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 96 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 4-5-09 - Published: 4-5-0915. The Rector's Daughters: Verity part III »Part 3 of the Verity-series. Unfinished, but I might as well put it up. Miss Cumpton's parents have invited Mr. Coningham to visit the parsonage at S-. He is so charmed with the town that that he does not hesitate to interfere when a mystery upsets it...Historical - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Crime - Chapters: 7 - Words: 7,970 - Reviews: 0 - Updated: 3-9-09 - Published: 2-18-0916. Mary Banks: a Victorian life » reviewsBased on the relationship between Thackeray and Brontë in the late 1840s. I've tried to recreate the atmosphere of the novels of my favourite Victorian authors. Mary and Frederick Banks come to London following the publication of Fred's novel.Historical - Fiction Rated: K - English - Romance/Family - Chapters: 2 - Words: 3,158 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 2-17-09 - Published: 1-27-0917. Intruding reviewsAbout intruding on my grandmother and her memories. First draft - not been looked at since... R&R please!Complete - Family - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 185 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 2-11-09 - Published: 2-11-0918. The Vulnerable reviewsAbout the influence of vulnerable people on our lives. This is a first draft. Please R&R!Complete - Love - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 336 - Reviews: 4 - Updated: 2-5-09 - Published: 2-5-0919. The Heir reviewsA Regency-style joke. A Bond Street Beau inherits a crumbling estate, and ventures forth to inspect it.Complete - Historical - Fiction Rated: K - English - Parody - Chapters: 1 - Words: 622 - Reviews: 5 - Updated: 2-1-09 - Published: 2-1-0920. Mijn KloonI wrote this at the age of 14, on a set topic. What if, on our 18th birthday, we were given a clone - an exact replica of ourselves? What would we do with them? What would we use them for? What would they be like? My ideas.Complete - Fantasy - Fiction Rated: K - Dutch - Fantasy/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 501 - Reviews: 0 - Updated: 2-1-09 - Published: 2-1-0921. A Winter's Tale reviewsA dark sort of faerie tale, inspired by Ursula le Guin's 'Orsinian Tales'. A travelling storyteller enthralls the daughter of the Lord of Haven with a tale of love and betrayal. The diction at times is a little over the top - forgive my 12-year-old self :Complete - Fantasy - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Fantasy/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,442 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 2-1-09 - Published: 2-1-0922. Bath Ways: sequel to Verity Fair » reviewsAnd it's the sequel to Verity Fair! Miss Cumpton has arrived at Bath, and alas, a mere week after the recent unpleasantness at the Wildwood Flower Inn, it transpires that Bath would be a safer place without her! The quest for 5,000 a year continuesComplete - Historical - Fiction Rated: K - English - Romance/Crime - Chapters: 10 - Words: 12,852 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 2-1-09 - Published: 1-29-0923. Verity Fair: a Regency romance in 10 chapters » reviewsA young girl is taken to Bath by her aunt and uncle, obliged to find herself a fiancé with an income of at least 5,000 pounds per annum to his name. Unfortunately, on dark and rainy nights, the public stage is not always a safe conveyance...Complete - Historical - Fiction Rated: K - English - Romance/Crime - Chapters: 10 - Words: 14,532 - Reviews: 7 - Updated: 2-1-09 - Published: 1-29-0924. La nuit de St NicolasA little boy describes his tragic experiences on a St Nicholas holiday in 1950s Holland. Traditionally, St Nicholas gives presents to children on the 5th of December. My French teacher checked the grammar, so there should be nothing offensive here...Complete - General - Fiction Rated: K+ - French - Drama/Family - Chapters: 1 - Words: 990 - Reviews: 0 - Updated: 1-29-09 - Published: 1-29-0925. C'était mardi reviewsA little bit of silliness written for French class... about how too much maths can make you imagine the oddest things in dark forests :-P Don't expect quality French!Complete - Supernatural - Fiction Rated: K+ - French - Supernatural/Mystery - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,200 - Reviews: 1 - Updated: 1-29-09 - Published: 1-29-0926. In de Geest Reist men het Meest reviewsA man is seized by an itch to go travelling. The title was provided by my Dutch teacher when I wrote this as a school assignment some four years ago. I had fun writing it, so I hope you'll enjoy reading it.Complete - Fantasy - Fiction Rated: K - Dutch - Parody - Chapters: 1 - Words: 488 - Reviews: 1 - Updated: 1-27-09 - Published: 1-27-0927. You've made your home inside my mind reviewsI'm still experimenting with poetry, so bear with me here... I've been reading a lot of Atwood and Boland lately, and now I'm discovering that free verse works! Please tell me what you think.Complete - Love - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 498 - Reviews: 3 - Updated: 1-27-09 - Published: 1-27-09
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