Too many novels is definitely how I want to go, but I'm probably more likely to suffer from a stong bout of drawing-room anguish πŸ˜œπŸ˜‚ #NotAllBooksAreCreatedEqual@bookstodon @books @humor@fedigroups.social @humor@lemmy.world @aiop #Litterature#Book #Books #BookMemes #Memes #Humor #Humour#Novel #Novels #Bookshelf #Mastobooks #BooksofMastodon #Bookstodon #Bookworm #Bookwyrm #Bookstodon #BookLove #FantasyBooks

Historic painting of a woman lying in bed.
Caption: Things Women In Literature Have Died From

The list:
Cold hands
Pony exhaustion
Beautiful face
Strolling congestion
Missing slippers
Sherry served too cold
Wrist fevers 
Ship infidelity
Night brain
Going outside at night In Italy 
Shawl Insufficiency 
Clergyman's dropsy
Too many pillows 
Flirting headaches
Garden troubles 
River unhappiness
Someone said "No" very loudly
General bummers
Letter-reading fits 
Mmmf
Drawing-room anguish 
Beautiful chestnut hair
Not enough pillows  
Spinal degeneration as a result of pride
Haven't seen the sea In a long time 
Parents too happy
Too many novels 
The Unpleasantness

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[–] 10 points 10 months ago

"The Unpleasantness" is my stripper name

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  • [–] 7 points 10 months ago

    I could settle for sherry served too cold, to be honest

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  • [–] 6 points 10 months ago

    If any of these are true I'd love to know the specific books. Personally, I think I'd die of shawl insufficiency (am always cold).

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago

    I'll take being in London for a month after growing up in Yorkshire please.

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago

    @NickEast_IndieWriter @bookstodon @books @humor@fedigroups.social @humor@lemmy.world @aiop The Toast will always live in my heart, no matter the quantity of pillows applied.

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago

    This my wizard's new spell book.

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