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The Crux - Ambrose Kelly

Charlotte Perkins Gilman

I learned so much before even starting to read this book the introduction taught me so much about Women and their lifestyles in the late 19th early 20th Century. I immediately thought how fitting considering it’s international women’s day today. As so

I've never really been one to read the introduction to books however I've definitely been converted after reading Ambrose Kelly's new introduction at the start of The Crux.

The Crux was originally published as a series of articles in Charlotte Gilman's periodical The Forerunner before later being col

So I'll admit I don't normally get on with books that are older or the 'classics' I can struggle to gel  with the writing and normally find it a bit boring but that wasn't the case with this book.
This book was originally published in 1911 and was aimed at 'young and impressionable women primarily,

Reading this book from a female perspective influenced my enjoyment of it. It automatically differs when the book promotes women as being required to marry and have children, especially when it also encourages women to be afraid of men. This is because men have some kind of STI that will affect the

The Crux - Charlotte Perkins Gilman
I was kindly sent a copy of The Crux in exchange for an honest review as part of a book tour. Thank you to Love Book Tours for the opportunity.

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First published in her magazine The Forerunner, Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s The Crux is an emotive t

I was sent a copy of this book from Leamington Books as part of an upcoming book tour organised by Love Book Tours. With thanks to both, this gift has not impacted my review.

Outside of Herland, Charlotte Perkins Gilman is an author I know very very little about. The introduction in the edition I

The Crux is a little-known work from Charlotte Perkins Gilman, best known for The Yellow Wallpaper. It tells the story of a group of women who move west to begin a business together, and is a parable for what Perkins Gilman saw as the hidden dangers facing young women at the time.

Reviewing a book li

I actually really enjoyed this book, but probably because I was reading it from the female perspective of the 21st century. The entire books promotion of women being obligated to marry and have children is automatically different, especially when the book is also promoting women to fear men since 75