Women Novelists of Queen Victoria's Reign
The book provides an overview of the lives and works of prominent women novelists during Queen Victoria's reign (1837-1901). It explores their contributions to English literature, highlighting their struggles, achievements, and impact on the literary scene. The author examines the social and cultural context in which these women writers lived and worked, discussing how they navigated the constraints of a patriarchal society while producing influential and enduring works of fiction.
By Edna Lyall · First published 1897 · Genre: Historical Fiction, Biography, Literary Criticism · 9 chapters · 74,591 words
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The effect produced upon the general mind by the appearance of Charlotte Bronte in literature, and afterwards by the record of her life when that was over, is one which it is nowadays somewhat difficult to understand. Had the age been deficient in the art of fiction, or had it followed any long level of mediocrity in that art, we could have comprehended this more easily. But Charlotte Bronte appeared in the full flush of a period more richly endowed than any other we know of in that special branch of literature, so richly endowed, indeed, that the novel had taken quite fictitious importance, and the names of Dickens and Thackeray ranked almost higher than those of any living writers except perhaps Tennyson, then young and on his promotion too. Anthony Trollope and Charles Reade who, though in their day extremely popular, have never had justice from a public which now seems almost to have forgotten them, formed a powerful second rank to these two great names.
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- Work type: Essay
- Author: Edna Lyall
- Date: 1897 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Historical Fiction, Biography, Literary Criticism, Feminist Literature
- Length: 74,591 words
- Structure: 9 chapters, 701 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Fairly Difficult (10th-12th Grade)
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Genres
- Historical Fiction — The book is set in the reign of Queen Victoria, a specific historical period.
- Biography — The book profiles various women novelists of the Victorian era.
- Literary Criticism — The book analyzes the works and contributions of these novelists.
- Feminist Literature — The book focuses on women novelists, highlighting their role and impact in a predominantly male literary world.
Tags
Literary Criticism · Victorian Era · Women Writers · Queen Victoria's Reign · 19th Century Literature · British Literature · Feminist Literature · Historical Analysis · Biographical Studies · Novelists · Female Authors · Literary History
Contents
- THE SISTERS BRONTE By MRS. OLIPHANT
- GEORGE ELIOT By MRS. LYNN LINTON
- MRS. GASKELL By EDNA LYALL
- MRS. CROWE. MRS. ARCHER CLIVE. MRS. HENRY WOOD By ADELINE SERGEANT
- LADY GEORGIANA FULLERTON, MRS. STRETTON, ANNE MANNING By CHARLOTTE M. YONGE
- DINAH MULOCK (MRS. CRAIK) By MRS. PARR
- JULIA KAVANAGH. AMELIA BLANDFORD EDWARDS By MRS. MACQUOID
- MRS. NORTON By MRS. ALEXANDER
- "A. L. O. E. " (MISS TUCKER) MRS. EWING By MRS. MARSHALL