Strong female characters

My Antonia - Willa Cather

Bathsheba Everdene from Far from the Madding Crowd is depicted as a proud and strong nerved woman.

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Originally Posted by Desolation

Catherine in A Farewell to Arms by Hemingway
Caddy in The Sound and the Fury by Faulkner

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Catherine I agree with.
For Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury I would add Dilsey, or even Quentin, as well as her mother, Caddy.

Kristin Lavransdatter from...Kristin Lavransdatter. By Sigrid Undset. Excellent book.

Also, can't remember the names of either of the characters but both main lady characters in Hotel du Lac by Anita Brookner and Moon Tiger by Penelope Lively.

Lily Briscoe from Virginia Woolf's To the Lighthouse.

There can't be none stronger than Jean Paget from A Town Like Alice by Neville Shute.

I chime in with Sherine Khalil, from Paulo Cohelo's "The witch of Portobello". A strong and decided girl. really love her. He always depicts awesome female characters in his novels.

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Originally Posted by Snowqueen

Bathsheba Everdene from Far from the Madding Crowd is depicted as a proud and strong nerved woman.

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Totally agree with this!

I just wanted to reiterate what others have suggested...

"Their Eyes Were Watching God" - read that several times, loved it!

"Tess of the D'urbervilles"- though it's been a while since I read it.

"Romeo and Juliet" - She is a strong female for her day. She doesn't "fall in line" with her family. It doesn't matter to her that Romeo is the son of her family's enemy. She loves him anyway.

Am I going blind? I haven't seen Jane Eyres's name mentioned.

And what about the wonderful Miss Betsey Trotwood, David Copperfield's great aunt? He owes so much to her and she is generous to all she knew, even in the the case of Mr Wickfield, those who had cheated her. 4 Cheers for Betsey!!

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Originally Posted by Seasider

Am I going blind? I haven't seen Jane Eyres's name mentioned.

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I totally agree with you about Jane Eyre. But the originator of the topic mentioned enjoying many Bronte books already. I assumed they'd already read it. :)

It's hard to better the enigmatic Catherine I (nee Earnshaw) from Bronte's Wuthering Heights.

For inner strength, I'd choose the ever-so-subtle Maggie (nee Verver) from The Golden Bowl of Henry James.

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I'm a little late to the party, but I think there's a pretty good list here already. Definitely agree with much of Woolf's canon, as well as Austen's and the Bronte's.

Don't know whether it's been mentioned, but also L.M. Montgomery's Anne series, especially the first. Moreover, her Emily series as well, often overshadowed by that loud redhead.

Cheers,
Alyson

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Originally Posted by AlysonofBathe

Don't know whether it's been mentioned, but also L.M. Montgomery's Anne series, especially the first. Moreover, her Emily series as well, often overshadowed by that loud redhead.

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Oooh, yeah, I'd forgotten about "that loud redhead" :lol: Great suggestion :yesnod: I'm not familiar with her Emily series. I'll have to read them someday.