Dreams, Visions and Realities An anthology of short stories by turn-of-the-century women writers

by Forward, Stephanie

• ISBN13: 9781902459271
• ISBN10: 190245927X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-10-01
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

Summary

This is an anthology of short stories which captures the diverse range of concerns confronting women writers of the turn of the twentieth century.

Table of Contents

Series Editor's Introduction
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
The Mandrake Venus	p. 1
A White Night	p. 6
The City of Blood	p. 20
Dream Life and Real Life: A Little African Story	p. 22
An Engagement	p. 29
The Hour of Her Life	p. 47
'The World's Slow Stain'	p. 54
The Quicksand	p. 62
The Man in the Scented Coat	p. 76
A Cowl in Cracow	p. 85
The Yellow Wall-paper	p. 90
The Yellow Drawing-Room	p. 103
The Revolt of 'Mother'	p. 111
The Storm	p. 124
Bro'r Abr'm Jimson's Wedding: A Christmas Story	p. 129
The Game that wasn't Cricket	p. 141
A Bird on its Journey	p. 143
Biographical Notes	p. 155
Sources	p. 165
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