The woman detective : gender & genre / Kathleen Gregory Klein.
The woman detective : gender & genre / Kathleen Gregory Klein.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
Urbana : University of Illinois Press, 1995.
Date
1995.
Call Numbers
N823.0872/16
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Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
x, 282 p. ; 23 cm.
Contents
1. British Policewo/men: 1864 -- 2. Women Detectives in the American Dime Novel: 1880-1904 -- 3. Britain's Turn-of-the-Century "Lady Detective": 1891-1910 -- 4. The Lady Detective's Yankee Cousin: 1906-15 -- 5. How Golden Was the Golden Age? British and American Sleuths between the Wars -- 6. The Ha...
Publication information
Publisher
Urbana : University of Illinois Press, 1995.
Edition
2nd ed., Illini Books ed.
Place of Publication
Illinois
Date Published
1995.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
Kathleen Gregory Klein traces female paid, professional private investigators in British, Canadian, and American novels, revealing that the detective novel is both a reflection of and potential barrier to social change for women. This edition adds sixty new female private eyes to the roster and includes an afterword that assesses the current state...
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Full title
The woman detective : gender & genre / Kathleen Gregory Klein.
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Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [246]-272) and indexes.
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N823.0872/16
Record Identifier
74VKRrOVg3GA
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKRrOVg3GA
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ISBN
0252064631 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
9780252064630 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
DDC
823.087209352042
MMS ID
991023165139702626
