ABOUT THIS BOOK

This far-reaching examination of women writers identified with Great Britain builds on its predecessor's strengths, with 50 percent new material and completely updated entries. Over six hundred writers are discussed in terms of their biographies--with precise details where these could be ascertained and in come cases correcting biographies in other reference works--as well as in terms of thematic issues and critical reception. Each entry includes a definitive bibliography of the writer and a thorough secondary bibliography (including book-length studies, reference works, major essays, and reviews) to lead readers to other sources. Available in paperback for the first time, this book is an ideal desk reference for scholar and student alike.

Paul Schlueter and June Schlueter have individually and jointly written and edited a number of critical and reference works, including The English Novel: Twentieth Century Criticism (Vol. 2: Twentieth Century Novelists) and Modern American Literature (Supplement 2). Paul Schlueter's books include The Novels of Doris Lessing and Shirley Ann Grau. June Schlueter, Provost, and Dana Professor of English at Lafayette College, has edited Feminist Readings of Modern American Drama and Modern American Drama: The Female Canon.

AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY

PAUL AND JUNE SCHLUETER have individually and together written and edited many books. Paul Schlueter is the author of, among others, The Novels of Doris Lessing. June Schlueter is Provost and Dana Professor of English at Lafayette College. She is the author of, among others, Feminist Rereadings of Modern American Drama and most recently, Dramatic Closure: Reading the End.

REVIEWS

"Current through 1997, the carefully researched entries, often written by experts in the field, provide all known biographical information... as well as a scholarly assessment, a chronological listing of the author's work, and a bibliography of notable scholarship... Well-constructed and informative... Recommended for public and academic libraries."

— Library Journal

Especially because of the light it sheds on lesser-known writers, [this] is a good addition to the literary reference shelf.

— Reference Books Review review of the first edition

A comprehensive work, it is not limited to the field of belles lettres, but includes authors of diaries, translators, social activists, historians, scientists, and ardent feminists such as Frances Wright. . . . this is an excellent work, thoroughly edited, with good bibliographical references, and a valuable addition to the field of women's studies. It should be on the reference shelf of every library.

— Reference Quarterly review of the first edition

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Preface
Abbreviations of Reference Works
Abbreviations of Periodicals
The Encyclopedia
List of Contributors
Index