Femininity, Crime and Self-Defence in Victorian Literature and Society From Dagger-Fans to Suffragettes
Description
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.
Keywords
FictionLiterary CriticismModern19th CenturyEuropeanSocial ScienceGender StudiesLanguage Arts & DisciplinesLinguisticsHistorical & Comparative
2012Book
Author(s)Emelyne Godfrey
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan UK
ISBN9780230300316
LanguageEnglish
