Fiction is of great value to any people ... it is a record of growth from generation to generation.— Pauline (From the intro page of Pauline Hopkin's Contending Forces, 1900) Pauline wrote these great (and successful) novels — beautiful ruminations on love and life, packed with stellar characters and gripping plot twists. She dabbled in multiple genres: mystery and romance and bildungsroman. She authored a musical play about the Underground Railroad (and it was a hit!). She was renowned for her ability to write across all genres, in all styles – but her novels were more than just beach reads. She wrote them as a vehicle for the themes nearest to her conscience: this, she writes, is what life is like in a changing America, one that struggles with race, class and basic decency. In many ways, her works are timeless.
A Woman to Know: Pauline Hopkins
A Woman to Know: Pauline Hopkins
A Woman to Know: Pauline Hopkins
Fiction is of great value to any people ... it is a record of growth from generation to generation.— Pauline (From the intro page of Pauline Hopkin's Contending Forces, 1900) Pauline wrote these great (and successful) novels — beautiful ruminations on love and life, packed with stellar characters and gripping plot twists. She dabbled in multiple genres: mystery and romance and bildungsroman. She authored a musical play about the Underground Railroad (and it was a hit!). She was renowned for her ability to write across all genres, in all styles – but her novels were more than just beach reads. She wrote them as a vehicle for the themes nearest to her conscience: this, she writes, is what life is like in a changing America, one that struggles with race, class and basic decency. In many ways, her works are timeless.