{"product_id":"english-women-of-letters-biographical-sketches-paperback-9781108020534","title":"English Women of Letters; Biographical Sketches (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108020534","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eEnglish Women of Letters\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eBiographical Sketches\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis excellent biographical companion to women novelists brought to attention in the Victorian mind the literary importance of women writers.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJulia Kavanagh (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108020534, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 16 September 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e342 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.9 cm, 0.44 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe Irish novelist Julia Kavanagh (1824–1877) published English Women of Letters in two volumes in 1862. The work, which formed a pair with French Women of Letters (1862), traces the contribution of English women writers, from the seventeenth century to the nineteenth, to the development and formation of the modern novel. Volume 1 contains biographical sketches of five female authors followed by evaluations of their most important works: Aphra Behn (1640–1689) and Oroonoko; Sarah Fielding (1710–1768) and David Simple; Madame D'Arblay (1752–1840), also known as Fanny Burney, and Evelina and Cecilia; Charlotte Smith (1749–1806) and Emmeline, Ethelinda and The Old Manor House; and Ann Radcliff (1764–1823), and four of her gothic novels. This important work brought to attention in the Victorian mind the importance of these writers. It has served for many generations of English literature students as a biographical companion to women writers.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Aphra Behn\u003cbr\u003e 2. Oroonoko\u003cbr\u003e 3. Miss Fielding - David Simple\u003cbr\u003e 4. Madame D'Arblay\u003cbr\u003e 5. Evelina\u003cbr\u003e 6. Cecilia\u003cbr\u003e 7. Mrs. Charlotte Smith\u003cbr\u003e 8. Emmeline. Ethelinda. The Old Manor House\u003cbr\u003e 9. Mrs. Radcliffe\u003cbr\u003e 10. The Sicilian Romance. The Romance of the Forest\u003cbr\u003e 11. The Mysteries of Udolpho. The Italian.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20c%201800%20to%20c%201900%20%20%5BDSBF%5D%22\"\u003eDSBF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265951944984,"sku":"9781108020534","price":25.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108020534i_8cdeb84f-e71d-4135-a507-54b28dad77ad.jpg?v=1694869600","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/english-women-of-letters-biographical-sketches-paperback-9781108020534","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}