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Femininity, Crime and Self-Defence in Victorian Literature and Society

Femininity, Crime and Self-Defence in Victorian Literature and Society From Dagger-Fans to Suffragettes - Crime Files

2012

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Publisher's Synopsis

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.

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Book information

ISBN: 9780230300316
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Pub date:
Edition: 2012
DEWEY: 820.93522
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 192
Weight: 368g
Height: 163mm
Width: 221mm
Spine width: 18mm