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

From Dagger-Fans to Suffragettes

By:

E. Godfrey

Format:

Paperback / softback

Series:

Crime Files

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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.

Author Biography:

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.

Release date Australia

January 1st, 2012

Author

E. Godfrey

Series

Crime Files

Pages

192

Edition

1st ed. 2012

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Illustrations

XIV, 192 p.

ISBN-13

9781349336104

Product ID

25601923

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