Women, work and the Victorian periodical : living by the press

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    • Van Remoortel, Marianne

Bibliographic Information

Women, work and the Victorian periodical : living by the press

Marianne Van Remoortel

(Palgrave studies in nineteenth-century writing and culture)

Palgrave Macmillan, 2015

  • : [hbk.]

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Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 166-178) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Covering a wide range of magazine work, including editing, illustration, poetry, needlework instruction and typesetting, this book provides fresh insights into the participation of women in the nineteenth-century magazine industry.

Table of Contents

List of Figures Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Women, Work and the Victorian Press 2. Selling Domesticity: Eliza Warren Francis and the Ladies' Treasury 3. Threads of Life: Matilda Marian Pullan and Needlework Instruction 4. Christina Rossetti and the Economics of Periodical Poetry 5. The Fine Art of Satire: Florence and Adelaide Claxton and the Magazines 6. Back-Room Workers Stepping Forward: The Compositors of the Victoria Press Conclusion Bibliography Index

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