Katharine Hilbery, granddaughter of a great poet, weighs marriage, work, and what a woman's life may hold.
Books mentioned in Night and Day (6)
Urn Burial by Thomas Browne: “It happened to be a small and very lovely edition of Sir Thomas Browne, containing the "Urn Burial," the "Hydriotaphia," and the "Garden of Cyrus," and, opening it at a passage which he knew very nearly by heart, Denham began to read and, for some time, continued to read.”
Hydriotaphia by Thomas Browne: “It happened to be a small and very lovely edition of Sir Thomas Browne, containing the "Urn Burial," the "Hydriotaphia," and the "Garden of Cyrus," and, opening it at a passage which he knew very nearly by heart, Denham began to read and, for some time, continued to read.”
Garden of Cyrus by Thomas Browne: “It happened to be a small and very lovely edition of Sir Thomas Browne, containing the "Urn Burial," the "Hydriotaphia," and the "Garden of Cyrus," and, opening it at a passage which he knew very nearly by heart, Denham began to read and, for some time, continued to read.”
Isabella, or the Pot of Basil by John Keats: “She was reading "Isabella and the Pot of Basil," and her mind was full of the Italian hills and the blue daylight, and the hedges set with little rosettes of red and white roses.”
Hamlet by William Shakespeare: “There's the well-known case of Hamlet," Mr. Hilbery interposed, in his leisurely, half-humorous tones.”
Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift: “He withdrew the finger that was still thrust between the pages of Gulliver, opened the book, and ran his eye down the list of chapters”