The author of numerous popular novels, British author and poet Matilda Betham-Edwards (1836–1919) was also a dedicated Francophile. With books such as France of To-Day (1892), which describes contemporary French life to a British readership, she worked to promote a better understanding between the two nations. In recognition of her efforts, she was made Officier de l'Instruction Publique de France by the French government, and awarded several medals. In this autobiography, first published in 1898, Betham-Edwards recounts significant episodes of her life. She tells of her childhood and education, the publication of her first book in 1857, and her experiences as a female professional author, including meeting George Eliot and John Stuart Mill. Her travel narrative Through Spain to the Sahara (1868), and her editions of the writings of agriculturalist Arthur Young, are also reissued in this series.
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CONTRIBUTORS: Matilda Betham-Edwards
EAN: 9781108044998
COUNTRY: United Kingdom
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WEIGHT: 470 g
HEIGHT: 216 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Cambridge University Press
DATE PUBLISHED: 2012-05-24
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GENRE: LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
WIDTH: 140 cm
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Book Themes:
19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Literary studies: poetry and poets, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers
