Handsome heroines
Subtitle: women as men in folklore
By: Shahrukh Husain.
Publisher: Anchor Books
Published: 1996
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 262
Subjects: Fairy tales -- Adaptations.; Transvestites -- Fiction.; Women -- Fiction.
Description: Handsome Heroines is a dashing collection of stories based on classic folktales from around the world with one thing in common: all of the protagonists are women who masquerade as men. They dress like men for various reasons - to save king, country, kin, and their own lives or to get revenge, love, and power. Sometimes they just do it for fun.

After receiving recognition for their achievements as men, they reveal their true gender, shattering the myth of the helpless female and thereby transforming their status as women forever.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-262).
Originally published: Women who wear the breeches : United Kingdom : Virago, 1995.