Texas Women Writers: A Tradition of Their Own

by Sylvia A. Grider

Book Overview

In 1893, a literary critic in the Galveston Daily News lamented that the many women writers in the state, "women of noble talents," had largely gone unnoticed by the literary industry. Her lament has... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0890967520
• ISBN13: 9780890967522
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
• Length: 461 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.5" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

A timely introspection of some literary women of Texas

The enveloping pace of this book is wonderfully integrated with information. I was delighted to recognize authors I did not know had Texas roots. My out-of-state visitors also found authors they had read and loved, and in one instance, knew personally. It is time to recognize the past and present talent in Texas. This book's charm is not limited to Texans, or women only.