Women's Diaries as Narrative in the Nineteenth-Century Novel

First published in 2009, this book investigates the cultural significance of nineteenth-century women’s writing and reading practices. Beginning with an examination of non-fictional diaries and the practice of diary writing, it assesses the interaction between the fictional diary and other forms of literary production such as epistolary narrative, the periodical, the factual document and sensation fiction._x005F_x000D_ This book will be of interest to those studying 19th century literature and women in literature.