![]() ![]() Were there truly so few women writing anything of note during late 18th and 19th century Britain In Not Just Jane, Shelley DeWees weaves history, biography, and critical analysis into a rip-roaring narrative of the nation's fabulous, yet mostly forgotten, female literary heritage. English majors might add George Eliot or Virginia Woolf to this list.but then the trail ends. ![]() Chances are you've also read Jane Eyre if you were an exceptionally moody teenager, you might have even read Wuthering Heights. ![]() Amanda Foreman, New York Times bestselling author of Georgiana: Duchess of Devonshire Jane Austen and the Brontës endure as British literature's leading ladies (and for good reason)-but were these reclusive parsons' daughters really the only writing women of their day A feminist history of literary Britain, this witty, fascinating nonfiction debut explores the extraordinary lives and work of seven long-forgotten authoresses, and asks: Why did their considerable fame and influence, and a vibrant culture of female creativity, fade away And what are we missing because of it You've likely read at least one Jane Austen novel (or at least seen a film one). Shelley DeWees tells each woman writer's story with wit, passion, and an astute understanding of the society in which she lived and wrote." -Dr. "Not Just Jane restores seven of England's most fascinating and subversive literary voices to their rightful places in history. ![]()
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