The Story of a Modern Woman by Ella Hepworth Dixon
Ella Hepworth Dixon's The Story of a Modern Womanoriginally appeared in serial form in the women's weekly The Lady's Pictorial. Like Hepworth Dixon herself, the novel's heroine Mary Erle is a woman writer struggling to make her living as a journalist in the 1880s. Forced by her father's sudden death to support herself, Mary Erle turns to writing three-penny-a-line fiction, works that (as her editor insists) must have a ball in the first volume, a picnic and a parting in the second, and an opportune death in the third.
This Broadview edition's rich selection of historical documents helps contextualize The Story of a Modern Womanin relation to contemporary debates about the "New Woman."
The Story of a Modern Woman is both the tale of a woman's struggle to realize her independence as a professional writer and the story of modern London itselfOn the verge of a new century, the crowded, gas-lit metropolis is depicted to almost cinematic effect as both the greatest obstacle to a woman's self-realization, and her surest hope for the future. Steve Farmer's splendid new edition allows us to fully appreciate Hepworth Dixon's achievement, providing a well-chosen selection of essays and articles that sets the novel within the context of the major intellectual and cultural debates of the fin de siècle. This is a most welcome addition to our understanding of the New Woman." - Christopher Keep, University of Western Ontario
Ella Hepworth Dixon enjoyed a prolific career as a journalist in England; this is her only novel.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781551113807 |
| ISBN 10 | 1551113805 |
| Title | The Story of a Modern Woman |
| Author | Ella Hepworth Dixon |
| Series | Broadview Editions Ser |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Broadview Press Ltd |
| Year published | 2004-01-30 |
| Number of pages | 295 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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