Women, work and the Victorian periodical : living by the press
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Women, work and the Victorian periodical : living by the press
(Palgrave studies in nineteenth-century writing and culture)
Palgrave Macmillan, 2015
- : [hbk.]
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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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