A house of her own: women writers of New England and their homes/ by Beth Luey.

Title:

A house of her own: women writers of New England and their homes/ by Beth Luey.

Author:

Luey, Beth.

Call Number:

928 L9489

Publication Information:

Jefferson, NC: McFarland and Company Inc., Publishers, 2023.

Physical Description:

230 p.: illustrations; 22.5 cm.

Description:

This book offers a unique examination of female New England writers and their relationship to their homes. Ranging from Harriet Beecher Stowe to Sojourner Truth and Grace Metalious to Grace Paley, these authors wrote in many genres and became literary entrepreneurs, bargaining with editors for higher fees and royalties, participating to marketing campaings, and seeking advice and help. Their homes included cottages, suburban houses, farms, and an occasional mansion. Whether modest or luxurious, these dwellings provided the 'room of her own' that Virginia Woolf said every woman needs in order to write. Sometimes that room was an elegant study , and sometimes a corner of the kitchen.

Subjects:

Authors Homes and haunts.

People:

Keller, Helen, 1880-1968. , Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896. , Tarbell, Ida M. (Ida Minerva), 1857-1944. , Jewett, Sarah Orne, 1849-1909. , McCarthy, Mary, 1912-1989. , Hardwick, Elizabeth. , Millay, Edna St. Vincent, 1892-1950. , Thaxter, Celia, 1835-1894. , Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888. , Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886. , Truth, Sojourner, 1799-1883. , Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937. , Eddy, Mary Baker, 1821-1910. , Hale, Sarah Josepha Buell, 1788-1879. , Metalious, Grace. , Eldridge, Elleanor, 1784-1845?. , Green, Frances H. (Frances Harriet), 1805-1878. , Gilman, Charlotte Perkins, 1860-1935. , Taggart, Cynthia, 1801-1849. , Jackson, Shirley, 1916-1965. , Paley, Grace.

Terms of Use:

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Credit Line:

Gift of Beth Luey; December 2023 ;