{"product_id":"mary-edwards-bryan-her-early-life-and-works-9780813081670","title":"Mary Edwards Bryan: Her Early Life and Works","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe overlooked story of one of nineteenth-century America's popular writers of mass market fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe publication of \u003ci\u003eManch\u003c\/i\u003e in 1880 marked the beginning of Mary Edwards Bryan's rise to prominence as one of nineteenth-century America's best-known writers of mass-market fiction. At a time when women were discouraged from having jobs of their own, she made a name for herself as a thoughtful--and well-paid--editor. Despite her cultivated image as editor of \u003ci\u003eFashion Bazar\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSunny South\u003c\/i\u003e, Bryan's early life was fraught with obstacles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this finely crafted literary biography, Canter Brown, Jr. and Larry Eugene Rivers examine Bryan's formative years in Florida, Georgia, and Louisiana, pairing historical insights with selections of her best writing to illustrate how the obstacles she overcame shaped what she wrote. She grew up on a frontier plantation and later lived through the upheavals of secession and war, disruptive affairs with authors and politicians, the tensions of emancipation, and pervading post-war economic disorder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite the oppressive men in her life--her abusive father and husband--as well as unabashed limitations regarding the role of women, Bryan ultimately achieved extraordinary literary accomplishments in New York and Atlanta. A story of celebrity amid scandal, success amid disaster, ambition amid despair, this book reintroduces to the world a courageous and creative talent who yearned to express herself while navigating the restrictive morals and conventions of Victorian society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Florida\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/26\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813081670\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.82d","brand":"Canter Jr. Brown,Larry Eugene Rivers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52507661959349,"sku":"9780813081670","price":23.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_8cf8c59e-45ce-4e43-ad86-6cc6e9b090aa.jpg?v=1778566443","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/mary-edwards-bryan-her-early-life-and-works-9780813081670","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}