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Nineteenth-Century Short Stories by Women

A Routledge Anthology

Harriet Devine Jump editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:12th Mar '98

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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.

'...a welcome and eye-catching volume... will stimulate scholarly interest and provide a much-needed course text for students.' - Gothic Studies

ISBN: 9780415167819

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 1000g

464 pages