Harriet Devine Jump

The novels in this collection present a vivid picture of late-Regency society clinging to modes of behaviour which soon became obsolete and mark an important point of transition to Victorian cultural values.

Silver Fork Novels, 1826-1841

Brings together 28 lively and readable stories, many of which are re-published here for the first time since their original appearance. Includes fiction by Maria Edgeworth, Mary Shelley, Elizabeth Gaskell and Margaret Oliphant.

A Routledge Anthology

Nineteenth-century Short Stories by Women

John Mullan

Pamela Clemit

Betty T Bennett

This volume sheds light on contemporary perception of William Godwin, Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Shelley, a biographically and intellectually compelling literary family of the Romantic period. The writings reveal the personalities of the subjects, and the motives and agendas of the biographers.

Lives of the Great Romantics, Part III, Volume 3

Harriet Devine

This text reassesses the works of Mary Wollstonecraft, a writer central to feminist literary studies. It provides an introduction to works such as, The Vindication of the Rights of Woman and The Wrongs of Woman. Wollstonecraft's feminist thought is presented as just one aspect of her developing radicalism. In particular, her connections and affinities with contemporaries, especially those generally thought of as Romantics, are emphasized.

Mary Wollstonecraft : Writer

This anthology brings together twenty-eight lively and readable short stories by nineteenth-century women writers, including gothic tales to romances, detective fiction and ghost stories. Containing short fiction by well-known authors such as: * Maria Edgeworth * Mary Shelley * Elizabeth Gaskell * Margaret Oliphant Nineteenth-Century Short Stories by Women also includes: * a scholarly introduction * biographies for each of the authors * full explanatory notes and suggestions for further reading * a critical commentary, publication details and historical context * a full and wide-ranging bibliography The bibliography of resources and further reading will enable those interested in pursuing research on any author or topic to do so with ease, and a thematic index will enable teachers to select material best suited to their courses.

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