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Geraldine Jewsbury in Jerrold's Shilling Magazine, 1846-47

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Geraldine Jewsbury


'The most striking feature in the present day, far more than that of railways even, is the utter chaos into which all previously received pr…

Different Girls

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Elizabeth Jordan


This is a collection of the best short stories about girls published in Harper's Magazine from 1895 to 1906. The girls in these stories are …

Orlando, A Biography (version 2)

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Virginia Woolf


Virginia Woolf's groundbreaking satire of British culture, customs, literature, philosophy, and politics from the Elizabethan era to the aut…

Judith Lee - Pages From Her Life

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Richard Marsh


Judith Lee is a young woman with an unusual gift, she can read lips at a distance as well as she can hear the person next to her. Her skill …

The Common Reader

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Virginia Woolf


A collection of essays by Virginia Woolf, some of which originally appeared in the Times Literary Supplement or the Dial, and others were or…

Vanessa Rosenthal Exchanges In Bialystock


SANWAL


Deborah Goldber and her Great Uncle Sol are on a pilgrimage to Bialystok in Poland. It is 1996 and the country is now more welcoming to tour…

The Annals of Ann

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Kate Trimble Sharber


As the only “surviving” child of her parents, Ann is considered by close friends and family to be an overly indulged child. Some say she is …

Miss Mackenzie

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Anthony Trollope


The thirty-five year-old (hence utterly over-the-hill) Miss Margaret Mackenzie, having devoted her life to others, suddenly finds herself wi…

Deephaven

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Sarah Orne Jewett


Sarah Orne Jewett is best known for her clean and clear descriptive powers that at once elevate common-place daily events to something remar…

Angelina

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Rafael Delgado


Habiendo terminado sus estudios secundarios, regresa Rodolfo a su ciudad natal, Villaverde, a encontrarse con la noticia que sus queridas t&…

Letters from Egypt

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Lucie Duff-Gordon


As a girl, Lady Duff-Gordon was noted both for her beauty and intelligence. As an author, she is most famous for this collection of letters …

Letters of a Woman Homesteader

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Elinore Pruitt Stewart


The writer of the following letters is a young woman who lost her husband in a railroad accident and went to Denver to seek support for hers…

The Circular Study

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Anna Katharine Green


In this well-plotted, character-driven mystery, Detective Gryce receives a cryptic message calling him to the scene of a “strange” crime. He…

A Woman's Life

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Guy de Maupassant


Having spent her girlhood at a convent getting a good education, Jeanne has just returned home and is a happy young woman full of hope and e…

Lilith's Love

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Dan Shaurette


Donovan, lonely and getting over the recent death of his parents, asks his long-time friend Christian to move in with him when he relocates …

Jaffery

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William John Locke


The book follows the lives of Hilary, the narrator, and three of his friends whom he met at Cambridge. One soon dies - another (Adrian) writ…

One Basket

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Edna Ferber


This sparkling collection of 7 short stories by Ferber includes some that are considered her all time best like The Woman Who Tried To be Go…

Literature and Form

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Catherine Brown


University of Oxford Podcasts

What Diantha Did

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Charlotte Perkins Gilman


Charlotte Perkins Gilman opens a window of history through which we can see a small part of the determined efforts made by women to elevate …

The Heart's Kingdom (version 2 dramatic reading)

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Maria Thompson Daviess


Charlotte Powers is a woman who loves life, and is set to marry Nickols just as soon as she can figure herself out. However, coming home and…

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