Author Description

When the British poet Amy Levy (1861-1889) died at the young age of 27, she was eulogized in the pages of The Woman's World by its editor, Oscar Wilde, who said that her work "was not poured out lightly, but drawn drop by drop from the very depth of her own feeling." In addition to her poetry, which is collected here for the first time, Levy wrote two novels- Reuben Sachs and Miss Meredith-as well as short stories and essays. Her writings frequently considered feminist themes, and her essays explored the role of Jewish characters, in particular Jewish women, in the history of literary fiction. She died by her own hand of carbon monoxide poisoning.