In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content:

a c k n o w l e d g m e n t s The editors would like to thank the British Academy for their generous support of the conference ‘‘Charlotte Perkins Gilman: Optimist Reformer,’’ Liverpool University, June 1995, which provided the basis for this volume, and to acknowledge Opus Technology for their sponsorship of that event. We are also grateful to Professor Miriam Allot and the English Department of the University of Liverpool for their help and support. Special thanks are also due to Lisa Leslie for her sterling work in helping prepare the manuscript for publication. All remaining errors are the responsibility of the editors, as is the decision to use ‘‘Wallpaper’’ rather than ‘‘Wall-paper’’ throughout. ...

Share