Author: Mary HowittPublisher:
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Letter from Mary Howitt to John Wilson
Letter from William Howitt to John Wilson
Author: William HowittLetter from Mary Howitt to John Forster
Author: Mary HowittBecoming a Woman of Letters
Author: Linda H. PetersonPublisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400833256
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
During the nineteenth century, women authors for the first time achieved professional status, secure income, and public fame. How did these women enter the literary profession; meet the demands of editors, publishers, booksellers, and reviewers; and achieve distinction as "women of letters"? Becoming a Woman of Letters examines the various ways women writers negotiated the market realities of authorship, and looks at the myths and models women writers constructed to elevate their place in the profession. Drawing from letters, contracts, and other archival material, Linda Peterson details the careers of various women authors from the Victorian period. Some, like Harriet Martineau, adopted the practices of their male counterparts and wrote for periodicals before producing a best seller; others, like Mary Howitt and Alice Meynell, began in literary partnerships with their husbands and pursued independent careers later in life; and yet others, like Charlotte Brontë, and her successors Charlotte Riddell and Mary Cholmondeley, wrote from obscure parsonages or isolated villages, hoping an acclaimed novel might spark a meteoric rise to fame. Peterson considers these women authors' successes and failures--the critical esteem that led to financial rewards and lasting reputations, as well as the initial successes undermined by publishing trends and pressures. Exploring the burgeoning print culture and the rise of new genres available to Victorian women authors, this book provides a comprehensive account of the flowering of literary professionalism in the nineteenth century.
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Author: Mary HowittThe Letters of Charlotte Brontë: 1848-1851
Author: Charlotte BrontëPublisher: Clarendon Press
ISBN: 9780198185987
Category : Authors, English
Languages : en
Pages : 866
Book Description
In this volume we share Charlotte Bronte's experience for four crucial years. The success of Jane Eyre and the strange power of Wuthering Heights made the 'brothers Bell' the 'universal theme of conversation'; but privately the family endured the deaths of Branwell Bronte in September andEmily in December 1848, followed by Anne's in May 1849. Haunted by the fear that she also would succumb, Charlotte found salvation in writing Shirley, published in October 1849, and comfort in her friendship and correspondence with Ellen Nussey, with her publishers-especially George Smith-with MrsGaskell, and (for a time) Harriet Martineau. She may also have received a proposal of marriage from Smith, Edler's manager, James Taylor.
Location Register of English Literary Manuscripts and Letters, Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries: A-J
Author: David C. SuttonPublisher:
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Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 544
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The Negro in English Romantic Thought; Or, A Study of Sympathy for the Oppressed
Author: Eva Beatrice DykesPublisher:
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Category : African Americans in art
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
Letter from Mary Howitt to Mrs Atkinson
Author: Mary HowittSketches of eminent English authors, with extracts from their works, adapted for use in schools, and for advanced pupils in the English language
Author: Mordaunt Roger BarnardPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 522
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