Review of the hardback: '… Marshall provides ample reward to the reader as she uncovers fascinating material about Victorian culture and provides intelligent, useful analysis of it. The book is a fitting tribute to those women who made Shakespeare their own.' Literature and History

Review of the hardback: 'Gail Marshall's readable, intense and at times intensive study of the role of Shakespeare in the lives of Victorian women ranges over a wide spectrum of artistic forms from poetry to painting, from the full-blown novel to teenage essay writing … the 'translation' offered in these six chapters gives future interpreters the grounds from which to explore further painted representations, more performances and other female writers such as Anna Jameson and the reviewers and educators who have a shadowy presence in this book along with the 'elusive' Shakespeare himself.' English Studies

Review of the hardback: 'This book represents a fresh study of the impact Shakespeare had on the lives and work of Victorian women.' Archiv für das Studium der neueren Sprachen und Literaturen