These exhuberant stories of intrigue and scandal paint a vivid and colourful picture of society life.

These exhuberant stories of intrigue and scandal paint a vivid and colourful picture of society life.

These exhuberant stories of intrigue and scandal paint a vivid and colourful picture of society life.

These exhuberant stories of intrigue and scandal paint a vivid and colourful picture of society life.

Each of the works in this collection documents the extraodinary fortunes of women whose real lives read like fiction.

Each of the works in this collection documents the extraodinary fortunes of women whose real lives read like fiction.

Each of the works in this collection documents the extraodinary fortunes of women whose real lives read like fiction.

Each of the works in this collection documents the extraodinary fortunes of women whose real lives read like fiction.

Each of the works in this collection documents the extraodinary fortunes of women whose real lives read like fiction.

This edited volume is the first to reflect on the theory and practice of editing women’s writing of the 18th century. The list of contributors includes experts on the fiction, drama, poetry, life-writing, diaries and correspondence of familiar and lesser known women, including Jane Austen, Delarivier Manley, Eliza Haywood and Mary Robinson. Contributions examine the demands of editing female authors more familiar to a wider readership such as Elizabeth Montagu, Mary Robinson and Helen Mari...