The True History of the First Mrs. Meredith and Other Lesser Lives

by Diane Johnson

Book Overview

A classic of alternative biography and feminist writing, this empathetic and witty book gives due to a "lesser" figure of history, Mary Ellen Peacock Meredith, who was brilliant, unconventional, and at odds with the constraints of Victorian life.

"Many people have described the Famous Writer presiding at his dinner table. . . . He is famous; everybody remembers his remarks. . . . We forget that there were other family members at the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1681374455
• ISBN13: 9781681374451
• Release Date: June 2020
• Publisher: New York Review of Books
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.0" x 8.0"