Acknowledgements Preface to the Second Edition by Christina Luckyj Introduction 1. PREAMBLE: WOMEN'S SELF-IMAGE AS WRITERS Margaret Tyler; Anne Dowriche; Rachel Speght; Elizabeth Jocelin 2. PROSE Katherine Parr, Queen of England; Anne Askew; Jane Anger; Elizabeth Grymeston; Dorothy Leigh; Rachel Speght; Elizabeth Caldwell; Elizabeth Clinton; Elizabeth Cary 3. AUTOBIOGRAPHY Margaret, Lady Hoby; Grace, Lady Mildmay; Mary Ward; Lady Anne Clifford 4. VERSE Isabella Whitney; Mary (Sidney) Herbert; Anne Dowriche; Aemilia Lanyer; Lady Mary Wroth; Rachel Speght Textual notes Bibliography