Female Performers in British and American Fiction, Hardcover by Straumann, Ba...
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Female Performers in British and American Fiction, Hardcover by Straumann, Ba.... Female Performers in British and American Fiction, Hardcover by Straumann, Barbara, ISBN 3110558424, ISBN-13 9783110558425, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US Shedding light on women’s voices in the 19th and early 20th centuries, this literature study investigates British and American fiction and narrative texts that feature characters of female performers. Individual chapters are devoted to singers, actresses, preachers, political speakers, and ventriloquists. Works discussed include George Du Maurier’s Trilby, Henry James’s The Bostonians, and Margaret Fuller’s Woman in the Nineteenth Century. Color and b&w historical photos and illustrations are included. Annotation ©2018 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR () Female Performers in British and American Fiction, Hardcover by Straumann, Barbara, ISBN 3110558424, ISBN-13 9783110558425, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US Shedding light on women’s voices in the 19th and early 20th centuries, this literature study investigates British and American fiction and narrative texts that feature characters of female performers. Individual chapters are devoted to singers, actresses, preachers, political speakers, and ventriloquists. Works discussed include George Du Maurier’s Trilby, Henry James’s The Bostonians, and Margaret Fuller’s Woman in the Nineteenth Century. Color and b&w historical photos and illustrations are included. Annotation ©2018 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR ()
