Prose by Victorian Women

First published in 1996. The first modern collection of its kind this anthology includes unabridged essays written by 19th century Britain's' most eminent women intellectuals- the female counter-parts to the Victorian men of letters. Writing on topics ranging from animal rights and trade unions to aesthetic theory and literary criticism the women whose rare and hard-to-find woks are presented in this anthology include Mary Russell Mitford George Eliot Lady Elizabeth Eastlake Isabella Bird Bishop Anne Thackerary Ritchie Sarah Grand and others.