Femininity Crime and SelfDefence in Victorian Literature and Society Crime File SeriesEmelyne Godfrey

Femininity Crime and SelfDefence in Victorian Literature and Society Crime File Series

Emelyne Godfrey · 2012

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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.

Book details

Year: 2012
Language: English
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Editions: 1
Pages: 192
ISBN: 9780230300316

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