This book, originally published by Fairleigh Dickinson University Press in 1978, presents an historical background of the early nineteenth century, as well as a thorough examination of the women writers of this period and the literary treatment of women in general. It treats the works of such neglected writers as Maria Edgeworth, Fanny Burney, Hannah More and Dorothy Wordsworth, as well as Ann Radcliffe, Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Shelley.

This book, originally published by Fairleigh Dickinson University Press in 1978, presents an historical background of the early nineteenth century, as well as a thorough examination of the women writers of this period and the literary treatment of women in general. It treats the works of such neglected writers as Maria Edgeworth, Fanny Burney, Hannah More and Dorothy Wordsworth, as well as Ann Radcliffe, Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Shelley.