“It seems to me one of the few books that are like an experience; you…” — Mary Coleridge

“It seems to me one of the few books that are like an experience; you are not quite the same after you have read it as you were before.”

Defining a great book by its power to alter the reader · Gathered Leaves, letters and diaries, 1897–1907

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Mary Coleridge

About Mary Coleridge

23 September 1861–25 August 1907

In the twilight of the Victorian era, when the literary world was dominated by towering figures like Tennyson, Browning, and Swinburne, a quieter voice emerged from the shadows of London's Hyde Park Square. Mary Elizabeth Coleridge, born on September 23, 1861, would prove to be one of the most intriguing and…

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