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Mathilde Blind died #otd 1896 aged 55. Blind was a popular and brilliant poet, essayist and novelist, and the first biographer of George Eliot. Her long poem The Ascent Of Man, including this extract Nirvana, was hugely influential.
Marie Corelli was the biggest selling novelist of the 1890s, selling more than Conan Doyle & HG Wells combined, but is largely forgotten now. Her fame and wealth gave her freedom, and she lived with her love Bertha Vyver for over 40 years #Victorian #Victorianwriters #LGBTQ