“It is curious that a man's sense of humour is usually entirely in abeyance when matters of stern import engross him, while a woman's is usually at its keenest when tragedy is in the air.””
The Fate of Fenella
Quotes by Helen Mathers
“The gossip of the smoking room, the little tattle of the the clubs, penetrate, as a fine drizzling rain penetrates one's clothing, into the consciousness of most men.””
The Fate of Fenella
Helen MathersHelen Mathers was a prominent English novelist whose works gained popularity in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born Ellen Buckingham Mathews, she adopted the pen name Helen Mathers after her ...