![]() ![]() ![]() How can he pursue a lady he does not love? Fortunately one distraction for him is an eagerness to visit his childhood friends, and he is surprised to be reacquainted with Ellen–a very young girl in his memory who used to follow him around when they were children. Yet the pressure he feels from his family does not help him to move forward in this area of his life. She wants to marry for love but to also marry someone who appreciates her passion for the written word. Her purpose was to marry and to have children, thereby leaving the intellectual decisions to her husband. Unfortunately, during the Regency period, this declaration was a horrific statement to make, because a woman was not to be educated in this manner. She is the bluestocking, and if you are wondering what that means, the term bluestocking makes reference to a woman who is highly intelligent and educated by books. Have you watched it? It is so lovely! The characters are brilliantly written, and the historical stories are so incredible to learn from and understand–the idea of living in the Victorian era is quite interesting.īack to Sally Britton’s story– The Bluestocking Bride–this is an intriguing tale of the journey of Ellen Bringhurst. ![]() About a month after reading this novel, I heard the term bluestocking spoken and discussed in a scene from the Masterpiece series Victoria. ![]()
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