A Lady Novelist
The nineteen century saw the woman novelist attain the same prestige as men.
England was prolific in producing woman writers. One of the foremost in this
genre was Charlotte Bronte. In Jan Eyre she presented a candid portrait of
a woman caught up in a clandestine affair with a married man. Miss Bronte's 
reader's were engrossed with this story. She took this unsavory subject and
presented it in a way that didn't degrade the relationship. She showed that
true passion could be healthy. Miss Bronte did not disparage Jane's feelings 
or besmirch her character. She was generous in her verdict. The affair was
considered merely a venial sin because Jane was never false in her feelings
or her actions.


keep a stiff upper lip--Keep up courage, stand up to trouble.
When he heard through the grapevine that the fat was in the fire, 
he knew he had to keep a stiff upper lip so as not to spill the beans.