"Some of West's earliest writings--devastatingly funny, fiercely feminist and socialist--now have been rescued from obscurity and published with Jane Marcus's excellent commentary in The Young Rebecca." --St. Louis Post-Dispatch

"Thanks to Marcus's arduous labor of selection, we have here a living, breathing evocation of the early feminist and socialist movements in England as recorded by a highly opinionated participant." --Jessica Mitford

"The Young Rebecca reflects West's] consuming interest in feminist and socialist issues. Quite apart from their technical excellence,...