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Femininity, Crime and Self-Defence in Victorian Literature and Society
E. Godfrey
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Description for Femininity, Crime and Self-Defence in Victorian Literature and Society
Paperback. This exploration into the development of women's self-defence from 1850 to 1914 features major writers, including H.G. Wells, Elizabeth Robins and Richard Marsh, and encompasses an unusually wide-ranging number of subjects from hatpin crimes to the development of martial arts for women. Series: Crime Files. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 270.
This exploration into the development of women's self-defence from 1850 to 1914 features major writers, including H.G. Wells, Elizabeth Robins and Richard Marsh, and encompasses an unusually wide-ranging number of subjects from hatpin crimes to the development of martial arts for women.
This exploration into the development of women's self-defence from 1850 to 1914 features major writers, including H.G. Wells, Elizabeth Robins and Richard Marsh, and encompasses an unusually wide-ranging number of subjects from hatpin crimes to the development of martial arts for women.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Series
Crime Files
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349336104
SKU
V9781349336104
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Ref
99-15
About E. Godfrey
EMELYNE GODFREY graduated with a Ph.D. in English from Birkbeck College, University of London, UK. A freelance writer and researcher, she writes academic articles, dictionary and encyclopaedia entries and poetry, and gives lectures to societies. She is a regular contributor to History Today and is the Publicity Officer for the H.G. Wells Society.
Reviews for Femininity, Crime and Self-Defence in Victorian Literature and Society
"Femininity, Crime and Self-Defense is a superb addition to New Woman studies and a potential rich resource for scholars in late-Victorian and Edwardian literary scholarship." - Lena Wånggren, University of Edinburgh, UK "Opening up new areas for research in the fields of women's history, but also detective fiction and urban studies, this book's major contribution to Victorian ... Read more