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Wilful Impropriety: 13 Tales of Society and Scandal
Ekaterina Sedia
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Description for Wilful Impropriety: 13 Tales of Society and Scandal
Paperback. A beguiling collection of original short romances for teen readers set in the Victorian era. Series: Mammoth Books. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: YFM. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 136 x 199 x 30. Weight in Grams: 340.
The Victorian era is significant for the rise of the middle classes and marked changes in social relationships, both in the home and in wider society, with the proliferation of domestic help and the development of increasingly rigid gender roles.
These are romances that chafe against the restrictions of the period, with heroes and heroines who defy social convention, igniting firestorms of gossip. The aristocrats, impostors, social climbers, domestic workers and undercover agents of these stories exist in an authentically lush world, depicted here with telling attention to detail.
While most of the stories are strongly ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Series
Mammoth Books
Condition
New
Weight
339g
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780333489
SKU
V9781780333489
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About Ekaterina Sedia
Ekaterina Sedia is a Russian-born fantasy author who is currently living in the United States.Her most recent work is The Alchemy of Stone, a steampunk novel that explores sexism and class bigotry. Alchemy received a star review from Publishers Weekly and was made the LA Times's 2008 Summer Reading List. Her other books include The Secret History of Moscow, According ... Read more
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