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Books by Women Who Pretended to Be Men

Many female writers have adopted male nom de plumes, or otherwise gender-ambiguous pseudonyms, for a number of reasons: to publish without prejudice in male-dominated circles; to experiment with the freedom of anonymity; or to encourage male readership. Below are books by women written under male pseudonyms.
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Agnes Grey (Anne Brontë)
Agnes Grey
1
Anne Brontë
Behind a Mask (Louisa May Alcott)
Behind a Mask
2
Louisa May Alcott
Career of Evil (Robert Galbraith)
Career of Evil
3
Robert Galbraith
City of Dark Magic
City of Dark Magic
4
Consuelo (George Sand)
Consuelo
5
George Sand
The Cuckoo's Calling (Robert Galbraith)
The Cuckoo's Calling
6
Robert Galbraith
The Girl Who Was Plugged in (James Tiptree Jr.)
The Girl Who Was Plugged In
7
James Tiptree Jr.
Glory in Death
Glory in Death
8
Hauntings (Vernon Lee)
Hauntings
9
Vernon Lee
Her Smoke Rose Up Forever by James Tiptree Jr.
Her Smoke Rose Up Forever by James Tiptree Jr.
10
Indiana (George Sand)
Indiana
11
George Sand
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
12
Charlotte Bronte
A Long Fatal Love Chase (Louisa May Alcott)
A Long Fatal Love Chase
13
Louisa May Alcott
Madhouse (Rob Thurman)
Madhouse
14
Rob Thurman
Middlemarch (George Eliot)
Middlemarch
15
George Eliot
The Mill on the Floss (George Eliot)
The Mill on the Floss
16
George Eliot
Miss Fury (June Tarpé Mills)
Miss Fury
17
June Tarpé Mills
Naked in Death (J.D. Robb)
Naked in Death
18
J.D. Robb
Nightlife (Rob Thurman)
Nightlife
19
Rob Thurman
Out of Africa (Isak Dinesen)
Out of Africa
20
Isak Dinesen
Seven Gothic Tales
Seven Gothic Tales
21
Shirley (Charlotte Brontë)
Shirley
22
Charlotte Brontë
The Silkworm (Galbraith, Robert)
The Silkworm
23
Galbraith, Robert
Swastika Night (Katherine Burdekin)
Swastika Night
24
Katherine Burdekin
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (Anne Brontë)
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
25
Anne Brontë
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
26
Harper Lee
Villette (Charlotte Brontë)
Villette
27
Charlotte Brontë
Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë)
Wuthering Heights
28
Emily Brontë
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