https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/superfluous-woman--6887497enFictionCopyright 19th and 20th Century Fictionhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/93541df7854dbcb4a91b7d1078a9e170.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/superfluous-woman--6887497Sat, 12 Sep 2026 09:26:42 +0000Emma Francis Brooke19th and 20th Century Fictionspreaker28@adfreesounds.comPublished anonymously in 1894, “A Superfluous Woman” quickly emerged as one of the most celebrated “New Woman” novels of the late 19th century. 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