Evelyn Sharp: Rebel Woman, 1869–1955 - Softcover

John, Prof. Angela V.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0719080150 ISBN 13: 9780719080159

Publisher: Manchester University Press, 2009

Synopsis

This is the first biography of a remarkable writer and incorrigible rebel. Evelyn Sharp's story encapsulates the shifts in opportunities for talented Victorian women who survived into the mid-twentieth century.

She was born into a privileged family in 1869 and became a very popular writer of schoolgirl fiction. Extremely versatile, she also produced fairy tales alongside stories for the infamous 'Yellow Book'. A Manchester Guardian journalist for over four decades, Evelyn Sharp became the first regular contributor to its iconic Women's Page. Before and during the First World War she was a leading suffragette, editing the newspaper, 'Votes for Women'.

This biography draws on Evelyn Sharp's publications, as well as letter and diaries vividly describing experiences such as famine relief in Soviet Russia and daily life in wartime Kensington for and elderly woman. It will be of interest to gender and social historians as well as to those interested in children's and women's literature.

About this title

About the Author

Angela V. John is Honorary Professor of History at Aberystwyth University

From the Back Cover

This is the first biography of a remarkable writer and incorrigible rebel. Evelyn Sharp's story encapsulates the shifts in opportunities for talented Victorian women who survived into the mid-twentieth century.

She was born into a privileged family in 1869 and became a very popular writer of schoolgirl fiction. Extremely versatile, she also produced fairy tales alongside stories for the infamous 'Yellow Book'. A Manchester Guardian journalist for over four decades, Evelyn Sharp became the first regular contributor to its iconic Women's Page. Before and during the First World War she was a leading suffragette, editing the newspaper, 'Votes for Women'.

This biography draws on Evelyn Sharp's publications, as well as letter and diaries vividly describing experiences such as famine relief in Soviet Russia and daily life in wartime Kensington for and elderly woman. It will be of interest to gender and social historians as well as to those interested in children's and women's literature.

From the Inside Flap

This is the first biography of a remarkable writer and incorrigible rebel. Evelyn Sharp s story encapsulates the shifts in opportunities for talented Victorian women who survived into the mid-twentieth century.She was born into a privileged family in 1869 and became a very popular writer of schoolgirl fiction. Extremely versatile, she also produced fairy tales alongside stories for the infamous Yellow Book . A Manchester Guardian journalist for over four decades, Evelyn Sharp became the first regular contributor to its iconic Women s Page. Before and during the First World War she was a leading suffragette, editing the newspaper, Votes for Women .This biography draws on Evelyn Sharp s publications, as well as letter and diaries vividly describing experiences such as famine relief in Soviet Russia and daily life in wartime Kensington for and elderly woman. It will be of interest to gender and social historians as well as to those interested in children s and women s literature.

Edition details

• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0719080150
• ISBN 13: 9780719080159
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 304