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Her own life : autobiographical writings by seventeenth-century Englishwomen / edited by Elspeth Graham, Hilary Hind, Elaine Hobby and Helen Wilcox.
Material type:
TextLanguage: English Publication details: London : Routledge, 1989.Description: v, 250 p. ; 23 cmISBN: - 9780415017008
- 820.809287 GRA
Contents:
Summary: At a time when writing was often the sole means of self-expression for women, Her Own Life features excerpts from the autobiographies of twelve seventeenth-century women, tackling various important aspects of their lives.
1. Anne Clifford: from Diary, 1616-17; 2. An Collins: from Divine Songs and Meditations, 1653; 3. Anna Trapnel: from Anna Trapnel's Report and Plea, 1654; 4. Margaret Cavendish: from A True Relation of my Birth, Breeding and Life, 1656; 5. Susanna Parr: from Susanna's Apology Against the Elders, 1659; 6. Katharine Evans and Sarah Cheevers: from A Short Relation of Cruel Sufferings, 1662; 7. Mary Carleton: from The Case of Madam MaryCarleton, 1663. 8. Alice Thornton: from A Book of Remembrances, c. 16689. Sarah Davy: from Heaven Realized, 1670; 10. Anne Wentworth: from A Vindication of AnneWentworth, 1677; 11. Hannah Allen:from Satan his Methods and Malice Baffled, 1683; 12. Joan Vokins: from God's Mighty Power Magnified, 1691
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Kalaignar Centenary Library Madurai | ENGLISH-REFERENCE BOOKS | நான்காம் தளம் / Fourth floor | 820.809287 GRA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not for loan | 123018 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Anne Clifford: from Diary, 1616-17; 2. An Collins: from Divine Songs and Meditations, 1653; 3. Anna Trapnel: from Anna Trapnel's Report and Plea, 1654; 4. Margaret Cavendish: from A True Relation of my Birth, Breeding and Life, 1656; 5. Susanna Parr: from Susanna's Apology Against the Elders, 1659; 6. Katharine Evans and Sarah Cheevers: from A Short Relation of Cruel Sufferings, 1662; 7. Mary Carleton: from The Case of Madam MaryCarleton, 1663. 8. Alice Thornton: from A Book of Remembrances, c. 16689. Sarah Davy: from Heaven Realized, 1670; 10. Anne Wentworth: from A Vindication of AnneWentworth, 1677; 11. Hannah Allen:from Satan his Methods and Malice Baffled, 1683; 12. Joan Vokins: from God's Mighty Power Magnified, 1691
At a time when writing was often the sole means of self-expression for women, Her Own Life features excerpts from the autobiographies of twelve seventeenth-century women, tackling various important aspects of their lives.