Mary Edwards Bryan: Her Early Life and Works
Canter Brown Jr. and Larry Eugene Rivers
Abstract
This book examines the life of popular Victorian-era writer Mary Edwards Bryan up to publication of her first novel Manch. Its purpose is twofold. First, it aims to document the fascinating story of Bryan’s first forty years, an experience that ran significantly counter to much of what generally is understood about her background and influences. Second, it attempts to underscore Bryan’s remarkable talents as a southern writer, who, although know for mass-market Victorian fiction, craved the opportunity to express herself realistically. The book contains an introduction, twelve chapters, and an ... More
Keywords: Mary Edwards Bryan, Victorian fiction, Southern writers, Manch, biography
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2015 | Print ISBN-13: 9780813061146 |
| Published to Florida Scholarship Online: May 2016 | DOI:10.5744/florida/9780813061146.001.0001 |
