Format:
154 S.
ISBN:
1849462941
,
9781849462945
Content:
An exploration of the texts which shaped Victorian attitudes towards the 'condition' of England and the 'question' of its women. It offers a richly contextual commentary on a critical period in the evolution of modern legal and cultural attitudes to the relation of crime, sexuality and the family
Note:
Angels in the houseAt home with the DombeysThe disease of readingPleasing and teachingOne person in lawNewcome v. Lord HighgateCarlyle v. CarlyleOh reader!The sensational momentFashionable crimesMrs. Mellish's marriagesThe shame of Miss BraddonThe precious quality of truthfulnessHardwicke's childrenR v. SorrelThe lost and the savedWalking the streetsThe murder of Nancy SikesContemplating JennyBecause men made the laws.
Additional Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe Ward, Ian, 1963 - Sex, crime and literature in Victorian England Oxford : Hart, 2014 ISBN 9781474201322
Language:
English
Subjects:
English Studies
Keywords:
Englisch
;
Literatur
;
Roman
;
Verbrechen
;
Geschichte 1837-1901
Author information:
Ward, Ian 1963-
