“How congenial to the Highlands are solitude and silence!” — Amelia Alderson Opie | V2Melody

“How congenial to the Highlands are solitude and silence!”

A succinct response to the solemn beauty of the Highland landscape · Scottish travel journal, 1834

Amelia Alderson Opie

About Amelia Alderson Opie

Amelia Alderson Opie

12 November 1769–2 December 1853

Amelia Alderson Opie entered the world on a crisp November day in 1769, born into the bustling heart of Norwich, that ancient cathedral city pulsing with intellectual and radical energy. The only child of Dr. James Alderson, a respected physician known for his generosity to the poor and his progressive views, and his…

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“I know a tortoise pace is a safe pace, but still I am dissatisfied with my slow progress.”

An affectionate image for the frustrations of gradual personal change · Letter to Elizabeth Fry, 6 December 1823

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“I love to make observations on extraordinary characters; but not to mention those observations if they be not favourable.”

Combining curiosity about people with restraint in judging them · Letter to Mrs Taylor, 1797

“How much were they to me in my darkest hours; how true and tender their sympathy! never to be forgotten. How can I help feeling for them who felt so much for me?”

Gratitude for friendship becoming a reason to extend compassion in return · Journal, January 1827