The Were-Wolf was written by Clemence Housman and originally illustrated by Everard Hopkins for the December 1890 Christmas number of the Atalanta periodical literary magazine. The Were-Wolf is a Gothic work of fiction, and is often read as a feminst text. Initially Clemence Housman created “The Were-Wolf” to entertain her wood engraving class, it was initially received as a feminist text due to the central character being female and a were wolf. The publication in Atalanta magazine is crucial to a feminist reading - considering the fact that it was a magazine for women, the text itself containing a female werewolf character changes the way that it is read.

By: Mila, Alicia and Andrea

Source: Housman, Clemence. The Were-Wolf (1896), illustrated by Laurence Housman; wood-engraved by Clemence Housman. Were-Wolf Digital Edition edited by Lorraine Janzen Kooistra et al, COVE Electronic Editions, 2018, https://editions.covecollective.org/edition/were-wolf