Sharing secrets
Subtitle: nineteenth-century women's relations in the short story
By: Christine Palumbo-DeSimone.
Publisher: Fairleigh  Dickinson University Press; [distributed by] Associated University Presses
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Madison [N.J.]; Cranbury, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 176
Subjects: Short stories, American -- Women authors -- History and criticism.; Women and literature -- English-speaking countries -- History -- 19th century.; American fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism.; English fiction -- Women authors -- History and criticism.; English fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism.; Short stories, English -- History and criticism.; Female friendship in literature.
Description: "In this book, Palumbo-DeSimone considers the place of American women's short fiction in nineteenth-century literary and popular culture. Resisting the narrow focus on content prevalent in feminist criticism, the book instead explores the long-overlooked role of short-story structure in women's popular fiction.".

"The study reveals how the female world ultimately defined what constituted a "story" for nineteenth-century women, and presents a way for today's reader to approach these sometimes puzzling works of short fiction."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-173) and index.