{"product_id":"sidelights-on-the-feminine-temperament-selected-short-stories-paperback","title":"Sidelights on the Feminine Temperament: Selected Short Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElla Hepworth Dixon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eValerie Fehlbaum\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 254\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.58 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47379067502731,"sku":"9781839542466","price":53.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/EAtxqzXoT69781839542466.webp?v=1781873292","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/sidelights-on-the-feminine-temperament-selected-short-stories-paperback","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}