Jane Austen, Feminism and Fiction by Margaret Kirkham
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Part of my ongoing research in preparation for my graduate thesis.
It was a bit of an adventure trying to secure a copy of this book. I ended up getting a temporary library card from one of the universities in my hometown, then made my way up to the 8th floor of a very quiet, unfamiliar library, quickly found the book, sneezed a whole bunch from the book dust, signed it out and then rushed home.
For some strange reason I felt very uncomfortable at that library and I hoped the book wouldn’t prove too far removed form my topic.
As it turns out, the book may have added a layer to my argument and research that could potentially be very beneficial.
Referring of the book itself, I found it highly interesting, covering aspects of Austen’s works I haven’t seen much of before and finally including some information on Wollstonecraft’s A Vindication Of The Rights Of Woman, which was mentioned before as being part of Austen’s reading material, but wasn’t elaborated on in my other resources.
