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Informationen zum Autor Angela V. John is Honorary Professor of History at Aberystwyth University Klappentext This is the first biography of a remarkable writer and incorrigible rebel. Evelyn Sharp's story encapsulates the shifts in opportunities for talented Victorian women who survived into the mid-twentieth century.She was born into a privileged family in 1869 and became a very popular writer of schoolgirl fiction. Extremely versatile, she also produced fairy tales alongside stories for the infamous 'Yellow Book'. A Manchester Guardian journalist for over four decades, Evelyn Sharp became the first regular contributor to its iconic Women's Page. Before and during the First World War she was a leading suffragette, editing the newspaper, 'Votes for Women'.This biography draws on Evelyn Sharp's publications, as well as letter and diaries vividly describing experiences such as famine relief in Soviet Russia and daily life in wartime Kensington for and elderly woman. It will be of interest to gender and social historians as well as to those interested in children's and women's literature. Zusammenfassung A biography of Evelyn Sharp! a writer and an incorrigible rebel. It draws on Evelyn Sharp's publications! as well as letter and diaries describing experiences such as famine relief in Soviet Russia and daily life in wartime Kensington for an elderly woman. It is suitable for those interested in children's and women's literature. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of IllustrationsAcknowledgementsAbbreviationsEvelyn Sharp's LifeIntroducing the Rebel Woman1 From Evie to Becky Sharp 2 Writing for the young 3 Fellow traveller: meeting Henry Nevinson4 Words in Deed: women's suffrage5 Working with war6 The relief of peace: in Weimar Germany7 Irish Rebels8 Somewhere in Russia: fiction and famine9 Still rebelling: women, writing and politics in the 1920s10 The Child Grows Up: configuring childhood in the inter-war years11 Defying time and the times12 War and widowhood: Chipping Campden and KensingtonAppendix 1 Evelyn Sharp's major publicationsAppendix 2 The Cheap Holiday. A short story by Evelyn Sharp....
