This examination of women writers identified with Great Britain builds on its predecessor's strengths, with new material as well as updated entries. Over 600 writers are discussed in terms of their biographies, with details of where to find them.

Preface
Abbreviations of Reference Works
Abbreviations of Periodicals
The Encyclopedia
List of Contributors
Index

PAUL AND JUNE SCHLUETER have individually and together written and edited many books. Paul Schlueter is the author of, among others, The Novels of Doris Lessing. June Schlueter is Provost and Dana Professor of English at Lafayette College. She is the author of, among others, Feminist Rereadings of Modern American Drama and most recently, Dramatic Closure: Reading the End.