women novelists, english

An illustrated biography of eighteenth-century English author Jane Austen.

A graphic novel overview of the life of Charlotte Bront? up until the publication of "Jane Eyre.".

In graphic novel format looks at the life of English mystery writer Agatha Christie.

Biography of the English author whose novels were a reflection of the social life and conventions of her time.

"What should be a cozy and fun-filled weekend deep in the English countryside takes a sinister turn in Ruth Ware's suspenseful, compulsive, and darkly twisted psychological thriller. Leonora, known to some as Lee and others as Nora, is a reclusive crime writer, unwilling to leave her "nest" of an apartment unless it is absolutely necessary. When a friend she hasn't seen or spoken to in years unexpectedly invites Nora (Lee?) to a weekend away in an eerie glass house deep in the English countryside, she reluctantly agrees to make the trip. Forty-eight hours later, she wakes up in a hospital bed injured but alive, with the knowledge that someone is dead. Wondering not "what happened?" but "what have I done?", Nora (Lee?) tries to piece together the events of the past weekend. Working to uncover secrets, reveal motives, and find answers, Nora (Lee?) must revisit parts of herself that she would much rather leave buried where they belong: in the past. In the tradition of Paula Hawkins's instant New York Times bestseller The Girl On the Train and S. J. Watson's riveting national sensation Before I Go To Sleep, this gripping literary debut from UK novelist Ruth Ware will leave you on the edge of your seat through the very last page"--.

Examines the life and writings of twentieth-century author Daphne du Maurier, best known for her novel, "Rebecca"; drawing attention to the large body of work she created, and discussing how her talent developed in the shadow of her famous father and grandfather.

"Sophie Collingwood is drawn into a mystery when two people request a copy of the same very rare book from the antiquarian bookshop where she works"--OCLC.

Photographs and a chronology examine the life and works of late eighteenth-century English novelist, Jane Austen, describing how the various aspects of the historical period in which she lived influenced her writings.

A biography of nineteenth century writer George Eliot and her career as a novelist whose work reflects her struggle to conserve the past while changing the limitations imposed on women in that age.