"By comparing 'ideologies surrounding women and books' on both sides of the Atlantic, it offers new interpretations of canonical texts in a series of fascinating pairings of British and American texts
"A beautifully researched study of how the Victorian Penny Post altered human relations. As Golden eloquently documents, family and friends could, at last, easily keep in touch with distant relatives,
“A valuable and comprehensive survey of an enormous subject.”—Paul Goldman, author of Reading Victorian Illustration, 1855-1875: Spoils of the Lumber Room “A marvelous overview of how and why illust
"A valuable and comprehensive survey of an enormous subject. Extremely well-written and a significant addition to scholarship."—Paul Goldman, coeditor of Reading Victorian Illustration, 1855-1875: Spo
In 1892, Charlotte Perkins Gilman published her landmark work, The Yellow Wall-Paper, generating spirited debates in literary and political circles on both sides of the Atlantic. Today this story of a
This collection underscores the contemporary relevance of Gilman's analysis of American society, the enduring value of her literary and theoretical work, but also raises questions about the limitation
Written in the late 1920s and never before published, this mystery by the author of such early feminist classics as The Yellow Wall-Paper is a major literary find. Gilman's first and only detective no
A compelling critical investigation into Gilman’s conception of setting and placeCharlotte Perkins Gilman and a Woman’s Place in America is a pioneering collection that probes how depictio
