B wells and biography book

4.5/5

[H]e would say without qualification that he could not imagine a crime so great that it would need be avenged by lynch law in any country in the world; and what was more he did not believe that crime ever was avenged by lynch law without the lowering of the moral tone of the community, and without the introduction of worse evils than were attempted to be suppressed.

Out of the many books I've tasked myself with getting to, this is one of the ones I've spent the most effort on.

Not only did I unhesitatingly shell out for it at an actual store rather than do my customary waiting on the benevolence of book sale shelves, I kept it on my intended 2017 YoRWoC plan from the beginning, only now reading it after the year is nearly through.

The rating may make it seem that this effort was less than fully re-compensated, but rather, it made me realize the necessity of Wells having a biographer in the wake of her