A whole new area of literature is explored as Spender brings to light the discoveries she made while researching early women writers. Far from beginning with Jane Austen, she found that she needed to start in the 17th century to document this development. Illustrations of Aphra Behn, Eliza Haywood, Charlotte Lennox, Elizabeth Inchbald, Mary Wollstonecraft, Fanny Burney, Lady Morgan, Sydney Owenson, Amelia Opie, Mary Brunton. Bumped corner, some yellowing of cover, otherwise very good. Pandora. 1987. Paper. USED. $5.00