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Jane Austen, Feminism and Fiction: Second Edition
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Jane Austen, Feminism and Fiction: Second EditionJane Austen, Feminism and Fiction: Second Edition

A classic account of Jane Austen in the context of eighteenth century feminist ideas and contemporary thought. Margaret Kirkham shows that Jane Austen's views on the status of women, female education, marriage, the family and the representation of women in literature were remarkably similar to thsoe of feminists in her own day.
 
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A Historical Dictionary of British Women
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A Historical Dictionary of British Women

This reference book, containing the biographies of more than 1,100 notable British women from Boudicca to Barbara Castle, is an absorbing record of female achievement spanning some 2,000 years of British life. Most of the lives included are those of women whose work took them in some way before the public and who therefore played a direct and important role in broadening the horizons of women.
 
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Imperial Requiem: Four Royal Women and the Fall of the Age of Empires
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Imperial Requiem: Four Royal Women and the Fall of the Age of Empires

Augusta Victoria, Mary, Alexandra, and Zita were four women who were born to rule. In Imperial Requiem, Justin C. Vovk narrates the epic story of four women who were married to the reigning monarchs of Europe's last empires during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
 
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The Queen's Bed: An Intimate History of Elizabeth's Court
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The Queen's Bed: An Intimate History of Elizabeth's Court

Elizabeth I acceded to the throne in 1558, restoring the Protestant faith to England. At the heart of the new queen's court lay Elizabeth's bedchamber, closely guarded by the favoured women who helped her dress, looked after her jewels and shared her bed.
 
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Love and Louis XIV: The Women in the Life of the Sun King
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Love and Louis XIV: The Women in the Life of the Sun King

The superb historian and biographer Antonia Fraser, author of Marie Antoinette, casts new light on the splendor and the scandals of the reign of Louis XIV in this dramatic, illuminating look at the women in his life. The self-proclaimed Sun King, Louis XIV, ruled over the most glorious and extravagant court in 17th-century Europe. Now, Antonia Fraser goes behind the well-known tales of Louis' accomplishments and follies, exploring in riveting detail his intimate relationships with women.
 
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