women novelists, english

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.

Discusses the lives and works of eleven British women fiction writers of the nineteenth century, including Jane Austin, Mary Shelley, and Frances Trollope.

Biography of the English author whose novels were a reflection of the social life and conventions of her time and examines her practice of placing her writing career and immediate family above personal relationships and profit.

Relates the life story of English fiction author Nina Bawden including her evacuation to the countryside during World War II, her years at Oxford, and an account of her son Niki who was diagnosed as a schizophrenic.

Contains alphabetically arranged entries that provide information on various aspects of the life and work of British novelist Virginia Woolf, including synopses of her works, character descriptions, explanations of literary terms, and place names in her life and fiction.

Draws from collections of manuscripts and memorabilia in The British Library in London and the Bronte Parsonage Museum to provide an illustrated account of the life of nineteenth-century British author Charlotte Bronte.

An illustrated biography of early twentieth-century English writer Virginia Woolf, featuring photos of manuscript and diary excerpts from the British Library and other collections.

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.

A tribute to author Iris Murdoch, now stricken with Alzheimer's disease, written by her husband of over forty years, in which he discusses their passionate love relationship and traces the progression of her affliction.