English Women of Letters: Biographical Sketches (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from English Women of Letters: Biographical SketchesThe explanatory preface which was given with French Women of Letters applies to English Women of Letters as well. Both are parts of one whole, conceived and written at the same time, with the same object namely, to show how far, for the last two centuries and more, women have contributed to the formation of the modern novel in the two great literatures of modern times the French and the English.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.