Mary Edwards Bryan: Her Early Life and Works

by Canter Brown Jr., Larry E. Rivers, Larry Eugene Rivers, et al.

The publication of Manch in 1880 marked the beginning of Mary Edwards Bryan's rise to prominence as one of nineteenth-century America's best-known writers of mass-market fiction. At a time when women were discouraged from having jobs of their own, she made a name for herself as a thoughtful--and well-paid--editor. Despite her cultivated image as editor of Fashion Bazar and Sunny South, Bryan's early life was fraught with obstacles.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813061148
• ISBN13: 9780813061146
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: University Press of Florida
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"