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With the talents on display the most difficult task is choosing only ten. Their virtuosity, their craft and ambition scare belie the difficulties that society places upon most women. Their words cannot be denied, their literary heritage is safe forever.

Ella D'Arcy (1856-1939) was a British short story writer, novelist and translator who grew up in the Channel Islands, France and Germany. 'White Magic' is a short story set in a rural part of the Channel Islands and tells the story of a pharmacist who provides a potent love potion to a young girl who has quarreled with her lover.

Love. Perhaps the one word solution for everything. An emotion, a state of mind that we strive for, search for. A wondrous force that binds, inspires, and a force that can spin out of control; unbalanced and fragile. Love reflects, changes and embraces us all. In this series we explore the many facets of love through literary talents that span both time and country.

During the Victorian era the publishing of magazines and periodicals accelerated at a phenomenal rate. This really was mass market publishing to a hungry audience eager for literary sustenance. Many of our greatest authors contributed and expanded their reach whilst many fledging authors also found a ready source for their nascent works and careers. Amongst the very many was ‘The Yellow Book’.

Stories of Troubled Marriages by Ella D'ArcyStories of Troubled Marriages by Ella D'Arcy digs into the intricacies and difficulties of connections through a progression of interconnected stories. The assortment depicts different couples wrestling with disappointment, personal unrest, and the kinds of conjugal life. Every story uncovers the complexities of human feelings, the frequently implicit battles, and the quest for individual satisfaction inside the limitations of responsibility. D'Arcy's composing catches the nuances of conjugal dissension and individual change, offering a nuanced ...