The historical novel has been one of the most important forms of women's reading and writing in the twentieth century, yet it has been consistently under-rated and critically neglected. In the first major study of British women writers' use of the genre, Diana Wallace tracks its development across the century. She combines a comprehensive survey with detailed readings of key writers, including Naomi Mitchison, Georgette Heyer, Sylvia Townsend Warner, Margaret Irwin, Jean Plaidy, Mary Renault, Philippa Gregory and Pat Barker.
- ISBN13 9781403903228
- Publish Date 19 November 2004 (first published 1 January 2004)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition 2005 ed.
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 269
- Language English