A collection of essays on the juvenilia of famous authors including Austen, the Brontës, George Eliot and Virginia Woolf.

In this highly original collection leading scholars address the largely overlooked genre of childhood writings by major authors, and explore the genesis of geni

Describes the domestic obligations, social limitations, and economic factors which impede literary creativity in women.

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