| Description |
256 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 254-255). |
| Contents |
Introduction -- The horror of the every day: Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley ; Ann Radcliffe ; Charlotte Brontë -- Finding their voice: Frances Burney ; Jane Austen ; Elizabeth Gaskell -- Activism as art: Mary Wollstonecraft ; Frances E.W. Harper ; Alice Dunbar Nelson -- Private lives: Anne Lister ; Emily Brontë ; Elizabeth Barrett Browning -- Public identities: Edith Maude Eaton (Sui Sin Far) ; Mary Anne Evans (George Eliot) ; Anne Brontë (Action Bell) -- Protection and profit: Beatrix Potter ; Frances Hodgson Burnett ; Louisa May Alcott -- Conclusion. |
| Summary |
"Dive into the fascinating, unexpected, and inspiring stories behind 18 of the English language's greatest women writers in this graphic anthology. Why She Wrote brings together both famous and obscure writers from the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries and highlights their history, hardships, and influence-on the written word and each other-through accessible and engaging comics. Framed by short biographies, bibliographies, and fun facts"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Women authors -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Women authors -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Graphic novels.
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Women authors.
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Authors.
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Graphic novels. (OCoLC)fst00946656
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Women authors. (OCoLC)fst01177198
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| Genre/Form |
Graphic novels.
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Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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Graphic novels. (OCoLC)fst01726630
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Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
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Biographies.
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Graphic novels.
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| Added Author |
Burke, Lauren (Writer on women's history), author.
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Bales, Kaley, illustrator.
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| Added Title |
Graphic history of the lives, inspiration, and influence behind the pens of classic women writers |
| ISBN |
9781797202099 hardcover |
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179720209X hardcover |
| Standard No. |
40030620808 |
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