The Iron Pen : Frances Burney and the Politics of Women's Writing

The Iron Pen situates Burney's writings within the sociopolitical context of the late eighteenth century and proposes a new approach to the development of the novel of manners.

In addition, Epstein presents a comprehensive study of the reception of Burney's work from its original publication to the present.

This study illuminates the history of popular book reviewing and of academic literary scholarship as political enterprises.