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Cabinet of Curiosities

Musings on the long 19th century by author and historian Rosie Harte

Newsletter · By Rosie Harte · English · Official site

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Sep 24, 2026
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  1. Issue · Sep 24, 2026

    Where the Wild Women Are (opens the original)

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    Love it or hate it, so-called ‘weird-girl literature’ is having a moment. Rising to book-tok stardom with Ottessa Moshfeigh’s My Year of Rest and Relaxation, this genre of novels is written by women, for women — often with the goal of exploring the grotesque, the visceral, and the perverse sides of performing femininity.In short, these are about wild women.Stories such as these belong to a long feminist literary history. Historians Susan Gubar and Sandra Gilbert, in their seminal piece of litera

  2. Issue · Aug 2, 2026

    Why is a Woman like a Writing Desk? (opens the original)

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    <img alt="The Reader" class="sizing-normal" height="616" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!IYPl!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2153d585-a8ba-4839-b12a-5d9e21f5cd82_883

  3. Issue · Jul 13, 2026

    Florence Versus the Trad Wives (opens the original)

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