In This Our World

By Charlotte Perkins Gilman

This book contains Charlotte Perkins Gilman's first collection of poetry, coupled with almost eighty previously uncollected pieces. A wonderful compendium that is sure to be of interest to keen lovers of poetry, In This Our World is a great example of Gilman's unique style and unrelenting passion for her subject matter. A book worthy of a place atop any bookshelf, this text constitutes a veritable must-have for fans and collectors of Gilman's prolific work. The poems contained herein include: Birth, Nature's Answer, The Commonplace, Homes – Asestina, A Common Inference, The Rock and the Sea, The Lion Path,Reinforcements, Heroism, Fire with Fire, The Shield, To the Preacher, A type, Compromise, Part of the Battle, A New Year's Reminder, Out of Place, Little Cell, The Child Speaks, To a Good Many, and many more. Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860 – 1935) was an influential American sociologist, feminist, novelist, writer of short stories, poetry, and nonfiction, and a lecturer. We are proud to republish this antique book here complete with a new autobiography of the author.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Read Books Ltd.
• Release date: Jul 7, 2014
• ISBN: 9781473394230

Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860-1935), author of the celebrated short story "The Yellow Wallpaper," is regarded by many as a leading intellectual in the women's movement in the United States during the first two decades of the twentieth century. Michael Kimmel is Distinguished Professor of Sociology at SUNY, Stony Brook, and the author of Manhood in America: A Cultural History. Amy Aronson is a professor of Journalism and Media Studies at Fordham University.