Women's reading in Britain, 1750-1835 : a dangerous recreation /

Main Author: Pearson, Jacqueline, 1949-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1999.
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Table of Contents:
  • Pygmalionesses and the pencil under the petticoat: Richardson, Johnson and Byron
  • What should girls and women read?
  • The pleasures and perils of reading
  • Pleasures and perils of reading: some case histories
  • Where and how should women read?
  • Preparing for equality: class, gender, reading
  • A dangerous recreation: women and novel-reading.