Hilda and Miriam in The Marble Faun, by Hawthorne.
Cleopatra in Antony and Cleopatra, by Shakespeare.
Does Lady Dedlock in Bleak House count?
Hilda and Miriam in The Marble Faun, by Hawthorne.
Cleopatra in Antony and Cleopatra, by Shakespeare.
Does Lady Dedlock in Bleak House count?
He prayed best, who loveth best
All things both great and small;
For the dear God who loveth us,
He made and loveth all.
~Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Alberto Moravia has made a masterpiece: La Romana is nothing less than a great novel. The development of its female protagonist throughout the book is an apology of life and love.
Cecile in Bonjour Tristesse
Nana- Emile Zola
The Awakening by Kate Chopin.
Dr. Maura Isles - any book by Tess Gerritsen
Mr. God, this is Anna - Fynn (does she count even though she's still a child? I added her because she is very philosophical and seems mature in a way adults can't be)
Matilda - Roald Dahl (same question as with Anna)
Jane Marple - books by Agatha Christie
Charlotte's Web - E. B. White
Alice in Wonderland - Lewis Carrol
Never be afraid to try something new. Remember that amateurs built the
Ark. Professionals built the Titanic.
Gervaise Lantier in L'assommoir by Emile Zola.
Katherine V Forrest has written a series of novels about fictional lesbian detective Kate Delafield who, indeed, is a strong leading female character. The writer portrays her and other lesbians both as victims and victimizers of social bigotry.
Beverly Malibu
Murder at the Nightwood Bar
and others ...
When stupidity is considered patriotism, it is unsafe to be intelligent
~ Isaac Asimov
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