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245 10 a| Femininity, crime and self-defence in Victorian literature and societyh| [electronic resource] :b| from dagger-fans to suffragettes /c| Emelyne Godfrey.;

246 3 a| Femininity, crime and self-defense in Victorian literature and society;

260 a| Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ;a| New York, NY :b| Palgrave Macmillan,;

300 a| xiv, 192 p. :b| ill. ;c| 23 cm.;

490 1 a| Crime files series;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-186) and index.;

505 0 a| Introduction -- Hot house flowers -- Safety in a 'dangerous novel' -- Introducing the texts -- pt. 1. 'A door open, a door shut.' On the street: 'No males at men to stare'? ; The lady is a tramp -- Danger en route: 'The adventure of the solitary cyclist' ; Panic on the line -- Behind closed doors in Mona Caird's The wing of Azrael (1889): Perils of the 'Marriage Market' ; 'Reading nature's plainest danger-signals' -- Perfect gentleman? -- Murder -- pt. 2. Fighting for emancipation. Elizabeth Robins's The convert: Looking after herself ; War with Mr. Wells ; Kicking the suffrage football ; Hatpins and dog-whips -- The last heroine left? Exercising freedom ; Lightning throws and waltzes with Watts ; Potatoes, policemen and Mrs. Garrud -- pt. 3. The pre-ware female gaze. Elizabeth Robins and the 'white slave trade' panic: Following threads ; Shutting in ; 'Houses of Hell' ; The girl with the lamp -- Read my lips: Richard Marsh's world of crime ; The plate-glass partition ; Cutting hair ; Handbags at dawn ; The missing jewel case ; The Ripper and his Shadow ; Trapped ; Death by chocolate -- Conclusion.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 8 a| 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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Femininity, crime and self-defence in Victorian literature and society from dagger-fans to suffragettes / Emelyne Godfrey.

Author/creator	Godfrey, Emelyne
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan,
Description	xiv, 192 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	English literature--19th century. --History and criticism. English fiction--20th century. --History and criticism. Femininity in literature. Self-defense for women--In literature. Women in literature. Crime in literature.

Variant title	Femininity, crime and self-defense in Victorian literature and society
Series	Crime files series Crime files series. ^A476047
Contents	Introduction -- Hot house flowers -- Safety in a 'dangerous novel' -- Introducing the texts -- pt. 1. 'A door open, a door shut.' On the street: 'No males at men to stare'? ; The lady is a tramp -- Danger en route: 'The adventure of the solitary cyclist' ; Panic on the line -- Behind closed doors in Mona Caird's The wing of Azrael (1889): Perils of the 'Marriage Market' ; 'Reading nature's plainest danger-signals' -- Perfect gentleman? -- Murder -- pt. 2. Fighting for emancipation. Elizabeth Robins's The convert: Looking after herself ; War with Mr. Wells ; Kicking the suffrage football ; Hatpins and dog-whips -- The last heroine left? Exercising freedom ; Lightning throws and waltzes with Watts ; Potatoes, policemen and Mrs. Garrud -- pt. 3. The pre-ware female gaze. Elizabeth Robins and the 'white slave trade' panic: Following threads ; Shutting in ; 'Houses of Hell' ; The girl with the lamp -- Read my lips: Richard Marsh's world of crime ; The plate-glass partition ; Cutting hair ; Handbags at dawn ; The missing jewel case ; The Ripper and his Shadow ; Trapped ; Death by chocolate -- Conclusion.
Summary	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.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-186) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2012277245
ISBN	9780230300316
ISBN	0230300316

Femininity, crime and self-defence in Victorian literature and society from dagger-fans to suffragettes / Emelyne Godfrey.

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