Judy Simons
Judy Simons is an esteemed British scholar and author specializing in women's writing and literary criticism. With a focus on Victorian literature, she has contributed significantly to the understanding of women's roles and narratives in literature. Simons has authored and edited numerous books and articles, often exploring themes of gender and identity. Her academic work is recognized for its depth and insightful analysis, making her a respected voice in literary studies.
Book summaries for books written by Judy Simons
Quotes
We live at home, quiet, confined, and our feelings prey upon us.
All the privilege I claim for my own sex (it is not a very enviable one; you need not covet it), is that of loving longest, when existence or when hope is gone.
There could have been no two hearts so open, no tastes so similar, no feelings so in unison.
My idea of good company is the company of clever, well-informed people who have a great deal of conversation.
I hate to hear you talk about all women as if they were fine ladies instead of rational creatures.
I hate to be obliged to such gratitude as mine should be to such a person as you.
We none of us expect to be in smooth water all our days.
One does not love a place the less for having suffered in it, unless it has been all suffering, nothing but suffering.
The worst of Bath was the number of its plain women.
There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends.
I do not think I ever opened a book in my life which had not something to say upon woman's inconstancy.
I must learn to brook being happier than I deserve.