The Lifted Veil: The Book of Fantastic Literature by Women 1800-World War II by A. Susan Williams (Editor) - 1993-01-01

Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

New York: Carroll & Graf, 1992. 8vo size hardcover with dust jacket; 566 pages From jacket: "Women's contributions to the genre, which now includes science fiction, stories of ghosts and the supernatural, fairy tales, stories of magic and terror, and weird horror, have been considerable... Most critics now agree that it was Mary Shelley who with Frankenstein invented what we now call science fiction, while Ann Radcliffe's novels of the 1790s sparked the immense vogue for Gothic... (This book) is the first substantial collection of women's fantasy writing from these beginnings to modern ties, and it includes a wealth of wondrous stories by the women who did so much to shape the course of fantastic fiction." Authors include: Mary Shelley Charlotte Bronte Elizabeth Gaskell George Eliot Harriet Beecher Stowe Florence Marryat Olive Schreiner Edgewear, bumped front corners. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.