Heroines in literature
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A new mythos
Treasure hunts
A portrait of the artist as a young woman
Exotic women
A century of French best-sellers (1890-1990)
Weep Not For Me
Reshaping the sexes in Sense and sensibility
Heroines of popular culture
The Heroine's Bookshelf
Heroines
Heroes & Heroines
Reflecting on The bell jar
George Eliot and her heroines
Heroic tropes
Heroines
The Jane Austen rules
The fragrance of sweet-grass
The female hero in American and British literature
Dangerous Curves
The adventures of Isabel
The exalted heroine and the triumph of order
The Supergirls
Henrik Ibsens Frauen-Gestalten nach seinen sechs Familiendramen
Elisabeth
Becoming a heroine
The female hero in folklore and legend
The dilemma of the talented heroine
Reflecting on Miss Marple
Beyond Bombshells
