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HIST CORNELIA (The flowering of the novel)
HIST CORNELIA - The flowering of the novel Author:Scott The 18th century brought about an explosion in women's writing as well as a new demand for fiction by women. Yet the growing number of circulating libraries and rapid (albeit inferior) methods of production, precluded a high survival rate for this genre. As a result, there has been only limited access to English novels of this period, and a subs... more »equent shortage of critical works on the subject.New introductions from Peter Garside and Caroline Franklin discuss these long neglected works in the broader context of the history of English literature. The works reprinted in this first series of "British Novels in the 18th and 19th Century" successfully convey the varied purposes of women authors from this period. Women writers often took a stand on the issues and controversies of their day, challenging women's limited roles in society, and drawing their arguments largely from personal experience.Charlotte Smith, Sarah Scott, and Charlotte Lennox all experienced disastrous marriages and« less