{"product_id":"sidelights-on-the-feminine-temperament-ella-hepworth-dixon-9781839542466","title":"Sidelights on the Feminine Temperament: Selected Short Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1904 a collection of Ella Hepworth Dixon's short stories was published under the title \u003cem\u003eOne Doubtful Hour and Other Sidelights on the Feminine Temperament\u003c\/em\u003e. Since then, in spite of several reprints of her much acclaimed, so-called 'New Woman' novel \u003cem\u003eThe Story of a Modern Woman\u003c\/em\u003e (1894), most of Hepworth Dixon's 'clever modern tales', as \u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e' critic described them, have remained out of print. The stories had all previously appeared during the preceding decade in various periodicals, some aimed at a primarily female readership such as the \u003cem\u003eLady's Pictorial\u003c\/em\u003e, others at a wider, more general public, such as the \u003cem\u003ePall Mall Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e and the \u003cem\u003eYellow Book\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection comprises the whole of \u003cem\u003eOne Doubtful Hour\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as selected other stories, including those published in Oscar Wilde's \u003cem\u003eWoman's World\u003c\/em\u003e and those containing embryonic elements later re-worked into her celebrated novel and her less well-known play \u003cem\u003eThe Toyshop of the Heart\u003c\/em\u003e (performed in 1908 but never published). The volume also includes a selection of non-fiction pieces, among which are contributions to a debate on 'Why Women are Ceasing to Marry'. A comprehensive introduction sets Hepworth Dixon and her work in the historical, literary and social context in which she thrived, and a critical commentary examines the changes she made between original publication and book form.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ella Hepworth Dixon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1839542462\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781839542466\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Texts and Translations\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 254\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.58d","brand":"Ella Hepworth Dixon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48743190528255,"sku":"9781839542466","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sidelights-on-the-feminine-temperament-ella-hepworth-dixon-9781839542466","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}