{"product_id":"british-women-novelists-and-the-review-periodical-paperback","title":"British Women Novelists and the Review Periodical - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMegan Peiser\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow did book reviews shape the fate of novels and their authors during the height of women's literary influence?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the turn of the nineteenth century, British women novelists were publishing more fiction than their male counterparts, yet their place in literary history remains precarious. In \u003ci\u003eBritish Women Novelists and the Review Periodical\u003c\/i\u003e, Megan Peiser offers a compelling new perspective on this pivotal period by examining the overlooked power of the review periodical in shaping literary reception, authorial careers, and the novel as a genre. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough a dynamic study of the Novels Reviewed Database, 1790-1820 (NRD)--the first dataset to systematically catalog novels reviewed as novels during the Romantic period--Peiser demonstrates how these reviews operated not as static judgments, but as an interconnected system of influence, circulation, and criticism. Periodicals functioned as central components of the literary marketplace, steering readers' tastes, framing authors' reputations, and reinforcing cultural notions of gender and genre. Examining the context of these reviews--such as Frances Burney's ambivalent negotiations with her critics and the rise and decline of Charlotte Smith's status among the \"sister-queen\" novelists--Peiser's analysis foregrounds the gendered dynamics of literary evaluation. By tracing the dialogue between reviewers and authors--especially in novel prefaces--she uncovers how women writers used, resisted, and responded to critical discourse. Peiser also confronts the limitations of traditional literary data by accounting for overlooked voices and diverse forms of authorship. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis fascinating literary history argues for feminist bibliographic intervention, restores the complexity of the eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century review ecosystem, and provides a vital scholarly tool to reframe how we understand women's novels and the systems that have shaped literary memory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMegan Peiser\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate professor of eighteenth-century literature at Oakland University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 168\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.39 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 17, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53336963547501,"sku":"9781421454078","price":118.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1001\/0823\/9213\/files\/33-zJJtDcn9781421454078.webp?v=1778922783","url":"https:\/\/cleanfreaklab.myshopify.com\/products\/british-women-novelists-and-the-review-periodical-paperback","provider":"Clean Freak Lab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}