INTRODUCTION 1
BEFORE MISS BURNEY
THE FIRST WOMAN NOVELIST 7
FANNY BURNEY, 1752-1840
A PICTURE OF YOUTH 35
FANNY BURNEY’S “CAMILLA”
“CECILIA” TO “SENSE AND SENSIBILITY” 54
WRITERS FROM 1782-1811
A STUDY IN FINE ART 66
JANE AUSTEN, 1775-1817
A “MOST ACCOMPLISHED COQUETTE” 105
JANE AUSTEN’S “LADY SUSAN”
PARALLEL PASSAGES 117
JANE AUSTEN AND FANNY BURNEY
“PERSUASION” TO “JANE EYRE” 131
WRITERS FROM 1818-1847
A LONELY SOUL 164
CHARLOTTE BRONTË, 1816-1855
“JANE EYRE” TO “SCENES OF CLERICAL LIFE” 179
WRITERS FROM 1847-1858
A PROFESSIONAL WOMAN 204
GEORGE ELIOT, 1819-1880
THE GREAT FOUR 226
BURNEY, AUSTEN, BRONTË, GEORGE ELIOT
THE WOMAN’S MAN 245
AN IDEAL AND A POINT OF VIEW
PERSONALITIES 263
CHARACTER ANALYSIS AND BIOGRAPHICAL OUTLINES