‘The Grateful Negro’ (1804) is one of Maria Edgeworth’s less well-known children’s stories. Set on a Jamaican plantation, it concerns the differing attitudes of two white plantation owners, Mr Edwards and Mr Jefferies, ...

This short piece reflects on screaming and female rage in response to pregnancy and childbirth during the COVID-19 pandemic. This piece reflects on my daughter's expert screaming and my own (wasted) efforts trying to pacify ...