The selected letters of Charlotte Perkins Gilman
By: edited and with an introduction by Denise D. Knight and Jennifer S. Tuttle.
Contributors: Knight, Denise D., 1954-; Tuttle, Jennifer S., 1967-
Series: Studies in American literary realism and naturalism
Publisher: University of Alabama Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Tuscaloosa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 367
ISBN-13: 9780817316488; 9780817381561
Subjects: Gilman, Charlotte Perkins, -- 1860-1935 -- Correspondence; Authors, American -- 19th century -- Correspondence; Authors, American -- 20th century -- Correspondence
Genres: Correspondence.
Work titles: Correspondence.
Description: "The Selected Letters of Charlotte Perkins Gilman makes accessible the many intricate narratives created by Gilman's correspondences. The editors have grouped the letters according to the significant events in Gilman's life and the important people to whom she wrote, including her friends and family members."--Inside jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Youthful correspondence : "I often feel hopelessly despairing"; title: A life in transition : "an artist of sufficient merit"; title: Letters to Grace : "how deeply and reverently grateful I am"; title: A mother's love : "to the best of daughters"; title: Work, reform, and activism : "I love to preach better than anything"; title: Famous correspondents : "not a man in America whose praise ... I would rather win!"; title: The twilight years : "my writing ... simply doesn't come"; title: The final chapter : "a restful sense of finality".