Twenty Tales by Twenty Women
Victorian Women's Short Fiction on Marriage, Class, Courtship, and the Quiet Politics of Everyday LifeBy Anonymous
Length9h 2m
About this audiobook
*Twenty Tales by Twenty Women* is an anthology that places female authorship and narrative variety at its center, bringing together twenty separate tales under a deliberately collective title. Its literary interest lies in the juxtaposition of individual voices: the volume invites comparison among differing approaches to plot, character, moral reflection, sentiment, and social observation. Rather than presenting a single sustained argument, it creates a composite portrait of women's imaginative and intellectual engagement with storytelling. The collection belongs to the tradition of miscellanies and woman-authored literary anthologies, forms that could broaden readership while quietly challenging the assumption that literary authority was primarily masculine. The anonymity attached to the author is itself significant. Whether imposed by convention, editorial practice, or personal choice, it shifts attention away from biographical celebrity and toward the cultural work of preserving and circulating women's writing. The book may consequently be read as an act of literary mediation: a gathering that makes plurality its governing principle and treats women not as a single category but as distinct creative agents. Its conception reflects the historical importance of print culture in providing women opportunities to publish, speak, and participate in literary communities. Readers interested in women's literary history, anthology culture, and the development of short fiction will find this volume especially rewarding. Its range encourages close comparison, while its collective design raises enduring questions about authorship, visibility, and canon formation. It is valuable both as an engaging selection of tales and as a document of literary-cultural history.
Audiobook details
GenreGeneral Fiction
Length9 hrs 2 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateOct 7, 2022
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Yiddish Tales (Annotated)
2Preface.
3Introduction.
4A Woman’s Anguish.
5Tale One. The Diary of a Chicago Girl.
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6Tale Two. The Life Story of a Southern Widow.
7Tale Three. A Story of the Chicago Ghetto.
8Tale Four. A Woman of Thirty-eight.
9Tale Five. A Forecast.
10Tale Six. A Daughter of Proud Kentucky.
11Tale Seven. My Lover’s Bequest.
12Tale Eight. The Victim of a Drug.
13Tale Nine. What Happened to a Girl Who Flirted.
14Tale Ten. Sold at a Fixed Price.
15Tale Eleven. A Story of Suicide Bridge.
16Tale Twelve. Two Babes and Two Mothers.
17Tale Thirteen. Not Guilty.
18Tale Fourteen. My Lover’s Daughter.
19Tale Fifteen. As Told to a Clergyman.
20Tale Sixteen. A Story of Stage Life.
21Tale Seventeen. A Trip Across the Lake.
22Tale Eighteen. One Woman’s Way.
23Tale Nineteen. A Story of the Levee.
24Tale Twenty. A Scientific Phenomenon.
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