The women of Grub Street : press, politics, and gender in the London literary marketplace, 1678-1730

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McDowell, Paula, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English prose literature--England--London--History and criticism--18th century.

English prose literature.

Women in journalism--England--London--History.

Women in journalism.

Women--Political activity--England--London--History.

Women.

Women and literature--England--London.

Women and literature.

Women in the book industries and trade--London $x History--17th century.

Women in the book industries and trade.

Women in the book industries and trade--England--London--History--19th century.

Women and literature--England--History--17th century.

Women and literature--England--History--18th century.

Authors, English--Homes and haunts--England--London--History--19th century.

Authors, English.

Politics and literature--Great Britain--History.

Politics and literature.

Literature publishing--England--London--History.

Literature publishing.

London (England)--Intellectual life--17th century.

London (England).

London (England)--Intellectual life--18th century.

Manley, Delarivier, -1724--Political and social views.

Manley, Delarivier.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 347 p.) : ill.

Other Title:

women of Grub Street

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Clarendon, 1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Much new information is included in this study of the lives of women of middling to lower-class status, living in the London of the 17th and 18th centuries. The book focuses on their activities as authors, booksellers, hawkers, printers & singers.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.