"Tales of the Wild and the Wonderful" by Mary Diana Dods is a collection of fantastical stories from the 1800s filled with magic, prophecies, and complicated relationships, all touched with a bit of darkness. The opening story introduces Ruth Tudor, a young woman in Wales, as she struggles against a frightening prediction about her future made by Rhys Meredith, a strange man who can tell the future. Rhys's ominous forecasts frighten the villagers and Ruth is soon caught in a battle of wills with him when he predicts she is doomed to commit murder. As Ruth fights against this dark destiny, the story shows the powerful connection between love and fear, and explores themes of being alone, feeling judged by society, and the idea of prophecies coming true because people believe in them.
Tales of the Wild and the Wonderful [1867]
By Mary Diana Dods
A woman fights against a dark prediction that threatens to control her fate, testing the strength of love in the face of fear.
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Walter Sholto Douglas (1790–1830), born under the name Mary Diana Dods, was a Scottish writer of books, stories and other works. Despite being assigned a female identity, Douglas lived as a man in his private, public, and work life. Most of his works appeared under the pseudonym David Lyndsay. His name may have been partly inspired by his grandfather's name, Sholto Douglas, 15th Earl of Morton. He was a close friend and confidant of Mary Shelley, and the husband of Isabella Robinson. In 1980, scholar Betty T. Bennett sensationally outed Douglas, connecting his deadname with his writing pseudonym.
Walter Sholto Douglas (1790–1830), born under the name Mary Diana Dods, was a Scottish writer of books, stories and other works. Despite being assigned a female identity, Douglas lived as a man in his private, public, and work life. Most of his works appeared under the pseudonym David Lyndsay. His name may have been partly inspired by his grandfather's name, Sholto Douglas, 15th Earl of Morton. He was a close friend and confidant of Mary Shelley, and the husband of Isabella Robinson. In 1980, scholar Betty T. Bennett sensationally outed Douglas, connecting his deadname with his writing pseudonym.
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