This is the first biography of a remarkable writer and
incorrigible rebel. Evelyn Sharp's story encapsulates the shifts in
opportunities for talented Victorian women who survived into the
mid-twentieth century.
She was born into a privileged family in 1869 and became a very
popular writer of schoolgirl fiction. Extremely versatile, she also
produced fairy tales alongside stories for the infamous "Yellow
Book." A Manchester Guardian journalist for over four decades,
Evelyn Sharp became the first regular contributor to its iconic
Women's Page. Before and during the First World War she was a
leading suffragette, editing the newspaper, "Votes for Women."
This biography draws on Evelyn Sharp's publications, as well as
letter and diaries vividly describing experiences such as famine
relief in Soviet Russia and daily life in wartime Kensington for
and elderly woman. It will be of interest to gender and social
historians as well as to those interested in children's and women's
literature.
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