The conflict between de Vireville and Raymonde in Sir Isumbras at the Ford could just as well have been set up between two men, in that Raymonde wants to take revenge on de Vireville for family reasons, and also they both take active roles in wartime.
Cool.
Juliana and Raoul in Mr Rowl has her unintentionally landing him into prison and then spending the whole book trying in various legal and illegal ways to save him, and succeeding in the end.
I really have got to read that one.
(I am reacting less to your review of the book under actual discussion because it sounds extremely offputting to me, but as far as
it doesn't matter whether someone is pure or not, you should still not rape them!
is concerned, I have literally seen film noir that knew that; a novel from the '30's has no excuse.)
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Cool.
Juliana and Raoul in Mr Rowl has her unintentionally landing him into prison and then spending the whole book trying in various legal and illegal ways to save him, and succeeding in the end.
I really have got to read that one.
(I am reacting less to your review of the book under actual discussion because it sounds extremely offputting to me, but as far as
it doesn't matter whether someone is pure or not, you should still not rape them!
is concerned, I have literally seen film noir that knew that; a novel from the '30's has no excuse.)