• Chapter 1 Introduction: Women Writers in the Romantic Period; Chapter 1a Inchbald's Life and Reputation; Chapter 2 Producing Drama for the Masses; Chapter 3 Novels That Masquerade as Simple Stories; Chapter 4 Literary Criticism and the Stage; Chapter 5 Conclusion: The International Scope of Inchbald's Legacy;

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