Elizabeth Robins Pennell: Critical Essays

Elizabeth Robins Pennell was a pioneering journalist, author, and aesthete who published over twenty books and a thousand periodical articles between the early 1880s and 1930. This edited collection of essays explores her work in various fields, including cycle-touring literature, art criticism, Whistler studies, food writing, and biography, and contributes to the rediscovery of her forgotten voice in late Victorian letters.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 304 pages
Publication date: 18 February 2023
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press

Elizabeth Robins Pennell (1855-1936) was a remarkable American-born, London-based journalist, author, and aesthete who left an indelible mark on the literary and artistic world of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Throughout her career, Pennell published over twenty books and a thousand periodical articles, covering a wide range of subjects, including cycle-touring literature, late Victorian art criticism, James McNeill Whistler, food writing, and biographical studies. This edited collection of interdisciplinary essays, the first of its kind on Pennell, brings together contributions from critics of English literature, art history, food writing, and American Studies, shedding new light on her life and work. Pennell's pioneering contributions to cycle-touring literature, her insightful art criticism, her expertise on Whistler, and her innovative approach to food writing have made her a significant figure in late Victorian letters. This collection not only furthers the rediscovery of a forgotten but significant voice in late Victorian letters but also paves the way for a new wave of Pennell scholarship.

Weight: 422g
Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781474475372