Title: British women fiction writers of the 1890s /
Authors: Nelson, Carolyn Christensen.
Publisher: Twayne Publishers ; Prentice Hall International,
Year: 1996
Subjects: English fiction Women authors History and criticism; Women and literature Great Britain History; English fiction History and criticism
Abstract: Organizing her material both by groups of writers and by common themes, Nelson chronicles the historical, literary, and social forces affecting women writers at the fin de siecle and considers the works of well-known and lesser-known writers. Fiction written for the notable Yellow Book is given a separate chapter, for example, as are women's writings centering on marriage and on the woman as artist. While emphasizing the feminist viewpoint throughout, Nelson is careful to show the range of perspectives evident in these writers' works.
Contents: Ch. 1. Women Fiction Writers at the Fin de Siecle -- Ch. 2. Two New Woman Writers: Sarah Grand and George Egerton -- Ch. 3. The Woman Artist, Musician, and Writer: Mona Caird, Mary Cholmondeley, Ella Hepworth Dixon, Mabel Emily Wotton, and Sarah Grand -- Ch. 4. The Marriage Question: Iota, Ella Hepworth Dixon, Menie Muriel Dowie, and Emma Frances Brooke -- Ch. 5. Novels of Religious Doubt and Faith: Adeline Sergeant and John Oliver Hobbes -- Ch. 6. Vernon Lee and the Short Story -- Ch. 7. Fiction Written by Women for the Yellow Book -- Ch. 8. Women Writers of the 1890s and Their Twentieth-Century Critics.