Sherlock's sisters : the British female detective, 1864-1913 / Joseph A. Kestner.
Sherlock's sisters : the British female detective, 1864-1913 / Joseph A. Kestner.
Sherlock's sisters : the British female detective, 1864-1913 / Joseph A. Kestner.
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Publisher
Aldershot, Hants, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2003.
Call Numbers
N823.0872/26
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Language
English
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Physical content
vi, 268 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. The Female Detective in Britain -- Hayward: Revelations of a Lady Detective (1861/1864) -- Forrester: The Female Detective (1864) -- Collins: The Diary of Anne Rodway (1856) -- 2. The Victorian Female Detective, 1888-1894 -- Merrick: Mr. Bazalgette's Agent (1888) -- Hume: Madame Midas (1888) -- B...
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Publisher
Aldershot, Hants, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2003.
Place of Publication
Vermont
Date Published
c2003.
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Summary
"Sherlock's Sisters: The British Female Detective, 1864-1913 examines the fictional female detective in Victorian and Edwardian literature. This character, originating in the 1860s, configures a new representation of women in narratives of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. This analysis explores female empowerment through professional unoffic...
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Sherlock's sisters : the British female detective, 1864-1913 / Joseph A. Kestner.
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The nineteenth century series.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-249) and index.
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Call Numbers
N823.0872/26
Record Identifier
74VvlxmX5e23
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvlxmX5e23
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ISBN
0754604810 (alk. paper)
9780754604815 (alk. paper)
DDC
823.087209352042
823.087209352
MMS ID
991017540519702626
