The Life of Amy Levy

At 19, she was lauded for her deft and nimble use of words. She also decided to leave school that year rather than complete her final year at nunam. The reason for this decision is not known. A surviving fragment of a letter from earlier in the year mentions that amy's recovering from something. It's not clear what, but it may have been some sort of breakdown or an intense depressive episode. In 18 81, the women of newnam college had also just been granted the chance to take the exams that were used to qualify students for a bachelor's degree at cambridge. While this was a huge step forward, it also meant that attendas of newnam had to take