A subtle and penetrating book that rests on deep erudition and careful thought. JOURNAL OF VICTORIAN CULTURE Useful reading, not only for those with a particular interest in the specific women he writes about, or public moralists more generally, but also for anyone researching the history of women's rights. BRITISH ASSOCIATION OF VICTORIAN STUDIES ... Read more [A]n important, interesting, deeply intelligent contribution to the field. JOURNAL OF BRITISH STUDIES Dabby's text firmly places women in the center of public debates about morality in Britain . . . [He] does an excellent job of creating the corpus of female moralists in Britain at the turn of the century. INSIGHTS: NOTES FROM THE COORDINATING COUNCIL OF WOMEN IN HISTORY An engaging and well-written book...Benjamin Dabby's scholarship both alters and enriches our understanding of the writers he examines. TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT An altogether splendid piece of work. VICTORIAN WEB Show Less