Essays by scholars of musicology, literary studies, and gender studies reveal how women's widespread involvement in the Georgian musical scene allowed them artistic influence and access to communities that transcended boundaries. Contributors include Pierre Dubois, Kelly M. McDonald, Danielle Grover, Penelope Cave, Simon D. I. Fleming, Alison C. DeSimone, Jane Girdham, Leslie Ritchie, Jeffrey A. Nigro, Ruth Perry, Devon R. Nelson, Gayle Magee, Juliette Wells. Five sections cover Representing the Female Performer, Women and the Market in Music, Women as Critics and Fans, Women and the Bardic Tradition, Revisiting the Age of Austen. This volume helps our understanding of a period of musical flourishing, much of it animated by female hands and voice. Bucknell University Press. 2024. Paper. NEW. $45.00