During Covid-19, many people are searching for meaning in literature set during times of war, disease and dystopia. We hear about skyrocketing sales of Camus and are reminded of the great impact of the plague on Shakespeare’s work. But ReD’s Jonny Lowndes has been wading into classic texts that tell us something about the impact of isolation on the way we think. In this personal essay, he shares insights gleaned by reading by Viriginia Wolff and Charlotte Perkins Gilman.

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