A great many biographies. I appreciate what widespread literacy has done for the books of your era.
[Only men like Woodes Rogers had the resources necessary to keep their accounts, and the arrogance necessary to think that others would care to read them. Of course, hating or attempting to abolish piracy is en vogue in high British society, and thus inspires voracious reading of those endeavours.
But being able to access and to read the words of common men and women, ones who have experienced not the rigors of the rich but the hard, unforgiving lives at the bottom of the muck heap has been of particular poignancy to him.]
I wouldn't field it as a recommendation, exactly. Her work is rather... outmoded by the standards to which you're accustomed. Interesting in an academic sense, not so in a practical one.
But if you are curious, The Fair Jilt may not, at least, run contra to your tastes.
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There's a collection of Chekhov's in the library. Start with The Cherry Orchard. It's my favorite.
What else have you read?
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[Only men like Woodes Rogers had the resources necessary to keep their accounts, and the arrogance necessary to think that others would care to read them. Of course, hating or attempting to abolish piracy is en vogue in high British society, and thus inspires voracious reading of those endeavours.
But being able to access and to read the words of common men and women, ones who have experienced not the rigors of the rich but the hard, unforgiving lives at the bottom of the muck heap has been of particular poignancy to him.]
Have you read anything by Aphra Behn?
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But if you are curious, The Fair Jilt may not, at least, run contra to your tastes.
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