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1 online resource (ix, 261 pages) : illustrations |
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data file |
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Bibliography |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-250) and index. |
| Summary |
"Based on a substantial listing of novels, authors and publication details from 1696 to 1796, Living by the Pen traces the pattern of growth of women's fiction and offers a persuasive explanation for the remarkable rise of women writers during this period. Professional novelists are identified and the book breaks new ground by exploring this aspect of women's writing in relation to the world of publishing. The coverage is broad, taking into account seventeenth-century antecedents, the occupation structure for women, the writers' relationship with their publishers, methods and levels of payment, the readership, access to women's fiction through libraries and magazines, and the writers' use of other genres to support their literary careers"--Jacket. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
English fiction -- Women authors -- History and criticism.
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English fiction -- Women authors. |
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Women and literature -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century.
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Women and literature. |
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Great Britain. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
18th century |
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Authors and publishers -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century.
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Authors and publishers. |
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Women -- Books and reading -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century.
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Women -- Books and reading. |
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English fiction -- 18th century -- History and criticism.
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English fiction. |
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Novelists, English -- 18th century -- Biography.
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Novelists, English. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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Women novelists, English -- Biography.
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Women novelists, English -- Biography. |
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Women novelists, English. |
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Authorship -- Sex differences.
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Authorship -- Sex differences. |
| Chronological Term |
1700-1799 |
| Indexed Term |
English fiction Authors Women |
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Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History.
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| Subject |
Women. |
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Womyn. |
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Biographies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Turner, Cheryl, 1955- Living by the pen. London ; New York : Routledge, 1992 0415044111 (DLC) 91045967 (OCoLC)25025298 |
| ISBN |
0203160142 (electronic book) |
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9780203160145 (electronic book) |
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0415044111 (Cloth) |
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041511196X (Paper) |
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