Final Writings of D. K. Broster post

[regshoe]

At long last, the final few pieces of D. K. Broster's unpublished/unavailable writing, three short stories and one non-fiction piece, are up at the website. Here they are:

• The Daughter of the House, a short story set during the English Civil War. Without giving anything away—I think it's best experienced without spoilers—I would especially recommend this one.
• Fire of Ashes, another French Royalists story, which I think makes something of an interesting comparison with The Yellow Poppy.
• Symonds and the Polyanthus, a noteworthy contrast in setting to most of Broster's stories, but one of her weaker ones writing-wise.
• And The Happy Warrior, her short biography of the Comte de Neuilly, an obscure French Royalist figure.

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Comments

[luzula]

Oh cool! Looking forwards to reading, and thank you for your service to fandom. : )

[regshoe]

:) I hope you enjoy reading!

[edwardianspinsteraunt]

I have just read The Daughter of the House, and...wow, just wow. I'm stunned and delighted at how explicitly textual the queer elements are! :O (I wonder if that's why it was never published, because it must have been intentional, surely?!) I have never met a short story more crying out for slashfic, hopefully someone will nominate it for an exchange someday!

[regshoe]

I know, right???

[sovay]

I know, right???

It's incredible. The last paragraph earwormed with the Magnetic Fields: The only girl I'll ever love is Andrew in drag. I hope you have just sparked a fandom for it.

[sovay]

At long last, the final few pieces of D. K. Broster's unpublished/unavailable writing, three short stories and one non-fiction piece, are up at the website.

Congratulations and also really cool!

[regshoe]

Thank you! And thank you for linking that song, which was new to me—what a good fit :D

[scintilla10]

Yay, that's exciting! Thanks for making these available!

[regshoe]

:D

[muccamukk]

That's so cool!

[regshoe]

They are some cool stories—thank you :D

[aurumcalendula]

Thank you for the rec for Daughter of the House (and for making it available)! I guessed a twist, but I hadn't expected it to end the way it did (particularly based on what I'd osmosed re: The Flight of the Heron) and was surprised by how textually queer it was.

[regshoe]

Glad you enjoyed it :D It is really striking how textual it is!