Top ten lesser-known literary heroines

At the Telegraph Anna Murphy tagged the ten "most inspiring fictional women you may never have heard of," including:The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton

It is hard to pick from Wharton’s world-class line-up, but Lily Bart is one of the greatest women ever written. As a 19th-century lady without means, she is in need of a fortune. But she keeps not closing the deal. Can she reconcile her desire