“Parents and children cannot be to each other, as husbands with wives and wives with husbands. Nature has separated them by an almost impassable barrier of time; the mind and the heart are in quite a different state at fifteen and forty.”
This compilation includes both memoirs, which are accounts of the author's life, and letters, providing a glimpse into their personal thoughts and interactions with others. The collection is a testament to the author's life journey and the complexities of human relationships. more
Sara Coleridge was an English author and poet, recognized for her literary contributions. Born on December 23, 1802, she was the daughter of the famous poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Her writing included poetry and prose, with her most recognized work being 'The Sonnets on Eminent Characters'. She passed away on May 3, 1852. more
“there is nothing so uncertain and slippery as fact.”
“avarice is especially, I suppose, a disease of the imagination.”