The woman's historical novel
Subtitle: British women writers, 1900-2000
By: Diana Wallace.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 269
Subjects: Historical fiction, English -- History and criticism.; English fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism.; English fiction -- Women authors -- History and criticism.; Women and literature -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.; Literature and history -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
Description: "In this, the first major study of British women writers' appropriation and re-visioning of this central literary genre, Diana Wallace explores the development of a female version of the historical novel, revealing it to be one of the most important forms of women's reading and writing in the twentieth century. This study combines a comprehensive survey with detailed readings of key writers, including Georgette Heyer, Naomi Mitchison, Sylvia Townsend Warner, Daphne du Maurier, Margaret Irwin, Mary Renault, 'Jean Plaidy', Dorothy Dunnett, Catherine Cookson, Mary Stewart, Philippa Gregory, A.S. Byatt and Pat Barker."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-255) and index.