The Woman's Historical Novel: British Women Writers, 1900-2000

The historical novel has been one of the most important forms of women's reading and writing in the twentieth century, yet it has been consistently under-rated and critically neglected. In the first major study of British women writers' use of the genre, Diana Wallace tracks its development across the century. She combines a comprehensive survey with detailed readings of key writers, including Naomi Mitchison, Georgette Heyer, Sylvia Townsend Warner, Margaret Irwin, Jean Plaidy, Mary Renault, Philippa Gregory and Pat Barker.

Author: D. Wallace
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 11/19/2004
Pages: 269
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.02lbs
Size: 8.78h x 5.94w x 0.79d
ISBN: 9781403903228

About the Author
DIANA WALLACE is Reader in English and Head of Division of English at the University of Glamorgan, UK. Her publications include Sisters and Rivals in British Women's Fiction, 1914-39 (Macmillan, 2000) and articles in Gothic Studies, Critical Survey and Studies in the Literary Imagination.