Project Gutenberg 2010-12-09 Public domain in the USA. 550 Whitmore, Clara Helen 1865 10000412 Woman's Work in English Fiction, from the Restoration to the Mid-Victorian Period Produced by Delphine Lettau and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Woman's Work in English Fiction, from the Restoration to the Mid-Victorian Period" by Clara H. Whitmore is a scholarly historical account written in the early 20th century. This work explores the contributions of women writers to English fiction, examining how their unique perspectives shaped the literary landscape from the Restoration era through the mid-Victorian period. Whitmore aims to resurrect the voices of these authors, many of whom have been neglected or forgotten in mainstream literary history. The opening of this work provides an insightful context for the discussion that follows, starting with a reflection on the historical absence of women in literary records and the necessity of acknowledging their contributions. It highlights early figures such as the Duchess of Newcastle and Aphra Behn, demonstrating how these pioneering women navigated a male-dominated literary world. Whitmore discusses the significance of women's unique storytelling abilities and their influence on the development of the English novel, tracing the evolution of women's narratives in fiction through vivid examples from early literature. This sets the stage for an expansive examination of numerous female authors and their pivotal roles in shaping English literary traditions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 64.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en English fiction -- Women authors -- History and criticism Women and literature -- Great Britain -- History PR Text Category: British Literature Category: History - British 515682 2025-08-14T07:26:30.331392 text/html 499487 2010-12-09T12:16:38 text/html 299491 2025-08-14T07:26:42.444369 application/epub+zip 305455 2025-08-14T07:26:35.043405 application/epub+zip 264121 2025-08-14T07:26:33.227432 application/epub+zip 657530 2025-08-14T07:26:47.437309 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 595641 2025-08-14T07:26:40.764332 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 339385 2022-09-16T04:09:36.312943 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 429249 2025-08-14T07:26:29.190387 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 428932 2010-12-09T12:16:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 428928 2010-12-09T12:16:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20133 2025-08-14T07:26:47.577303 application/rdf+xml 25954 2025-08-14T07:26:33.775378 image/jpeg 4607 2025-08-14T07:26:33.502360 image/jpeg 167717 2010-12-09T12:16:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 180363 2010-12-09T12:16:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 167600 2010-12-09T12:16:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 284234 2025-08-14T07:26:30.368454 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog