Femininity, Crime and Self-Defence in Victorian Literature and Society: From Dagger-Fans to Suffragettes - Hardcover
Femininity, Crime and Self-Defence in Victorian Literature and Society: From Dagger-Fans to Suffragettes - Hardcover
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by E. Godfrey (Author)
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.
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