Nineteenth-Century British Women Writers: A Bio-Bibliographical Critical Sourcebook

by Abigail Burnham Bloom

Book Overview

British women writers of the 19th century were a remarkably talented, diverse, and prolific group. Some, such as Jane Austen and George Eliot, significantly contributed to the evolution of the English novel, while others, such as Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Christina Rossetti, are known for their poetry. And some, such as Marie Corelli, were enormously popular during their lifetimes but are now known primarily by scholars. This reference book...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313304394
• ISBN13: 9780313304392
• Release Date: May 2000
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 472 Pages
• Weight: 1.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.6"