Sex, crime and literature in Victorian England /
Ward, Ian, 1963-
Sex, crime and literature in Victorian England / Ian Ward. - 154 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Angels in the house -- At home with the Dombeys -- The disease of reading -- Pleasing and teaching -- One person in law -- Newcome v. Lord Highgate -- Carlyle v. Carlyle -- Oh reader! -- The sensational moment -- Fashionable crimes -- Mrs. Mellish's marriages -- The shame of Miss Braddon -- The precious quality of truthfulness -- Hardwicke's children -- R v. Sorrel -- The lost and the saved -- Walking the streets -- The murder of Nancy Sikes -- Contemplating Jenny -- Because men made the laws.
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.
9781849462945 (hbk.) 1849462941 (hbk.)
2013497504
GBB3B4200 bnb
016565121 Uk
English literature--History and criticism.--19th century
Crime in literature.
Women in literature.
Adultery--History--England--19th century.
Bigamy--History--England--19th century.
Infanticide--History--England--19th century.
Prostitution--History--England--19th century.
PR468. / S48W37 2014
820.9'3538'09034
Sex, crime and literature in Victorian England / Ian Ward. - 154 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Angels in the house -- At home with the Dombeys -- The disease of reading -- Pleasing and teaching -- One person in law -- Newcome v. Lord Highgate -- Carlyle v. Carlyle -- Oh reader! -- The sensational moment -- Fashionable crimes -- Mrs. Mellish's marriages -- The shame of Miss Braddon -- The precious quality of truthfulness -- Hardwicke's children -- R v. Sorrel -- The lost and the saved -- Walking the streets -- The murder of Nancy Sikes -- Contemplating Jenny -- Because men made the laws.
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.
9781849462945 (hbk.) 1849462941 (hbk.)
2013497504
GBB3B4200 bnb
016565121 Uk
English literature--History and criticism.--19th century
Crime in literature.
Women in literature.
Adultery--History--England--19th century.
Bigamy--History--England--19th century.
Infanticide--History--England--19th century.
Prostitution--History--England--19th century.
PR468. / S48W37 2014
820.9'3538'09034