One of the foremost writers of her time, Harriet Martineau
established her reputation by writing a hugely successful series of
fictional tales on political economy whose wide readership included
the young Queen Victoria. She went on to write fiction and
nonfiction; books, articles and pamphlets; popular travel books and
more insightful analyses. Martineau wrote in the middle decades of
the nineteenth century, at a time when new disciplines and areas of
knowledge were being established. Bringing together scholars of
literature, history, economics and sociology, this volume
demonstrates the scope of Martineau's writing and its importance to
nineteenth-century politics and culture. Reflecting Martineau's
prodigious achievements, the essays explore her influence on the
emerging fields of sociology, history, education, science,
economics, childhood, the status of women, disability studies,
journalism, travel writing, life writing and letter writing. As a
woman contesting Victorian patriarchal relations, Martineau was
controversial in her own lifetime and has still not received the
recognition that is due her. This wide-ranging collection confirms
her place as one of the leading intellectuals, cultural theorists
and commentators of the nineteenth century.
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