Ellen Wood-Bibliographies.Īn excellent bibliography of Wood’s novels and journalism. Notwithstanding, Ellen Wood-Bibliographies, compiled by Michael Flowers, is an excellent starting point for Wood scholars, while Flowers 2003 also offers a good index of the author’s Gothic fiction.įlowers, Michael. Much of her work, therefore, would have been unsigned, so it is improbable that an exhaustive bibliography will ever exist. In addition to being a prolific novelist, Wood was also a reviewer, essayist, and periodical editor.

Besides the focus on the author, there is no single theme uniting the essays topics include Wood’s status as a biographical subject plus her literary representations of France, evangelicalism, class, death, illness, and the supernatural.Īgain, there is no authoritative, printed bibliography of Ellen Wood’s work. Women’s Writing 15.2 (2008).Īn excellent resource offering seven essays on Wood’s life and works. Special Edition on Ellen (Mrs Henry) Wood. Particularly valuable is the index of the Johnny Ludlow stories, featuring short synopses of each. Liggins and Maunder 2008 is the nearest we get to a printed overview of Wood, while The Ellen Wood Website offers the most detailed general account of the author.Ĭompiled by Wood scholar Michael Flowers, this is a brilliantly detailed website, featuring invaluable bibliographies of Wood’s work, plus e-texts of early criticism. There are no book-length overviews of Ellen Wood’s life and works, although the author and her art are attracting an increasing amount of critical attention.

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