By Shelley DeWees
4 stars
In the collected works of famous female authors of the late eighteenth through nineteenth century Britain, there are a handful of names that everyone recognizes; Jane Austen, the Bronte sisters, and George Eliot are the major ones. What happened to the other female writers who emerged during this time? That is what this book aims to explore by providing a biography of seven other women who wrote poetry, novels and plays at a time when women did not usually work. Describing their early life and their entry into the writing career, this book highlights the way these women chafed against the prescribed feminine roles of the time in order to fulfill their passion to write and why they are not read today. This is a well written book and I enjoyed reading about these woman's life and the choices they made. At times, the struggle they all had against the expectations of the time became repetitive as really none wanted to accept the role of married mother. Overall, this was fascinating and I wrote down several of the names so that I can explore their work in the future which was the stated purpose of this book. I received this book from the publisher through Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review.
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