the dangers to young women in the reading of popular novels

Two stories that should never, ever be read (for the first time, yet!) in close proximity to each other: helenish's Take Clothes Off As Directed and Dorothy L. Sayers' Gaudy Night.

Dog-collars, my goodness.

And now I'm going to have to do something thoroughly unintellectual for a few hours to give all the thinky thoughts a chance to slosh around in my head properly.