New Media and the Rise of the Popular Woman Writer, 1832-1860 - (Edinburgh Critical Studies in Victorian Culture) by Alexis Easley

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the integral relationship between the rise of popular woman writers and the expansion and diversification of newspaper, book, and periodical print media during a period of revolutionary change (1832-1860).

It explores the link between Victorian women's entry into the field of mass-market publishing and the ways in which they actively responded to a robust popular print culture.

The author examines the works of canonical women writers such as Felicia Hemans, Charlotte Brontë, and George Eliot, as well as lesser-known figures like Eliza Cook and Frances Brown.

This book offers a fascinating insight into the ways in which Victorian women's participation in popular print culture anticipates our own engagement with new media in the twenty-first century.