Nineteenth-Century Short Stories by Women

by Harriet Devine Jump (Editor)

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
* Maria Edgeworth
* Mary Shelley
* Elizabeth Gaskell
* Margaret Oliphant
Nineteenth-Century Short Stories by Women also
* 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.

460 pages, Paperback

First published March 12, 1998

Reviews

[Amy]

8/30 - The Manchester Marriage - 5 Stars
8/31 - The End of her Journey - 4 Stars
9/2 - Sister Johanna's Story - 3 Stars
9/6 - Story of a Wedding Tour - 4 Stars
9/8 - Another Freak - 4 Stars
9/13 - An Idyll in Millinery - 1 Star
9/15 - The Other Anna - 3 Stars
9/17 - Lucy Wren - 5 Stars

[Nine]

Am besten fand ich "A Railway Journey".