women novelists, english

Reexamines the life of late eighteenth-century author Jane Austen, discussing her relationship with her sister Cassandra, and her reputed love affair in the summer of 1801, and revealing some of the secrets the Austen family struggled for so long to conceal.

A biography of Charlotte Bront?, an English author, with emphasis on the autobiographical material found in Jane Eyre.

As she falls in love with an American writer and finds herself facing insanity, Anna attempts to weave the diverse experiences of her life into one story.

Excerpts from the writings of Jane Austen offer insight into her views on a variety of subjects, including marriage, education, fashion, friendship, pride, poverty, and love.

Presents the 1857 version of Victorian novelist Elizabeth Gaskell's biography of her fellow author Charlotte Bront?, and includes a critical introduction, and notes on subsequent variations.

A collection of writings by George Eliot which reflect her radical, unorthodox ways of thinking in Victorian society.

Discusses the life and work of Charlotte Bronte from 1849, when her identity as the author of "Jane Eyre" became known, to her death in 1855.

Explores how the Bronte sisters became cultural symbols in the mid-eighteenth century, despite the fact that their novels scandalized English society and the truth about their identities shocked their readers.

A biography of the English author, focusing on the passionate and fiery nature that lay behind her image as a modest Victorian lady.

Looks at the life of author Jane Austen, a well-traveled woman who was very much a part of the world in which she lived, focussing on her environment, her friendships and her romantic attachments.