Getting into Print:
Lady Novelists & Their Publishers
These letters provide insight into the relationships between female authors
and their male publishers and editors. Written by a number of novelists
to the London publishing firm George Bentley and Son, the letters reveal
how the authors carefully, yet boldly, negotiated their way through the
editorial and publishing process in an environment that frequently devalued
women’s writing.
Although women did not have uniform experiences in their literary business dealings, these letters show them to be active managers of their own careers and keen advocates for their reputations and financial interests.
The letters address issues of editorial revision, copy-right, book design, contract royalties, printing, and advertising, and sometimes illuminate tensions over issues of control and authority in decision making.
- Mrs. Alexander 1825-1902
- Matilda Betham-Edwards, 1836-1919
- Courteney Grant, fl. 1873-1882
- Printing Dispute over Our Next Neighbour
- Berthe Henry Buxton, 1844-1881
- Rosa Nouchette Carey, 1840-1909
- Mary Cholmondeley, 1859-1925
- Henrietta Anne Duff, 1842-1879
- Frances Mary Peard, 1835–1922
- Charlotte Elizabeth Riddell, 1832–1906
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