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Benigna Machiavelli (Paperback)

by Charlotte Perkins (Author), Charlotte Perkins Gilman (Author), Joan Blake (Designer)
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Until recently, feminist Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860-1935) had been best known for her nonfiction writing, including Women and Economics (1898). Today, however, her fictional works--especially The Yellow Wallpaper and Herland --frequent high school and college reading lists. Like Herland, Benigna Machiavelli was first published serially in Gilman's own magazine, The Forerunner , appearing in 1914; it is now published in book form for the first time. A very funny fable, Benigna Machiavelli is the "autobiography" of 18-year-old Benigna MacAvelly, who is disgusted by her father's tyranny and abuse and sets out to free her mother, her older sister, and herself from his presence. At that time (the turn of the century), women and children had very little control, and yet through education, perseverance, and not a little manipulation, Benigna succeeds. Appropriate for academic and women's studies collections.
- Mary Margaret Benson, Linfield Coll. Lib., McMinnville, Ore.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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5.0 out of 5 stars To hell with dusty "women's studies collections.", Oct 24 2001
By William B. Cushman (Pensacola, Florida USA) - See all my reviews
WHAT!? "Appropriate for academic and women's studies collections" sounds like the kiss of death for a literary work, and that should not happen to Benigna Machiavelli. This utterly delightful work was passed to me by a (male) friend and, well, ok, I confess it sat on my shelf for months while I continued with my usual fare of crime, warfare, and science fiction. Then one day it was raining too hard to go out and I ran out of books. This is something I usually take great care to prevent as I love a good yarn when I have the time, usually a good "feisty" yarn. In desperation I picked Benigna up and started to read . . . and was hooked. Ms. Gilman clearly understands and delights in the human situation. She describes a young girl facing and solving the problems of her day with wit and humor that goes way beyond her gender. So I say, "To hell with dusty "women's studies collections." This is a great read for anyone with even a smidgeon of interest in the workings of the human mind, and it is an especially great read for any man interested in women.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant, delightful, funny, Nov 15 2000
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This work by Charlotte Perkins Gilman is the fictional memoir of a girl grown to womanhood on her own terms. At an early age she decides to become a "good villian" and use her considerable intellect and common sense to make her own life, and the lives of those around her, better. The heroine of the story tackles everything, from obtaining supplies for her school, saving her sister from a would-be seducer, and rescuing the family from their own abusive father, to running her own boarding house, matchmaking for her sister, and helping her mother heal and grow. She succeeds, with wit and style. And Charlotte Perkins Gilman succeeds in creating a highly readable work that both teaches and heals the reader by portraying a better way of life, without preaching.
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