Based on a lecture given at Girton College, Cambridge, this title is one of the feminist polemics, ranging in its themes from Jane Austen and Carlotte Bronte, and the effects of poverty and sexual constraint on female creativity. It justifies the need for women to possess intellectual freedom and financial independence.

A sparkingly written and insightful longform essay from the author of the acclaimed "Swimming Home". A response to George Orwell and his famous list of motives for writing. A wonderful companion to "Why I Write".