| Description |
xiv, 271 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-262) and index. |
| Contents |
Private violence in the public eye: the early writings of Charles Dickens -- Domestic violence and middle-class manliness: Dombey and Son -- From regency violence to Victorian feminism: the tenant of Wildfell Hall -- The abused woman and the community: "Janet's Repentance" -- Strange revelations: the divorce court, the newspaper, and the woman in white -- The private eye and the public gaze: he knew he was right -- Marital violence and the new woman: the wing of Azrael -- Are women protected? Sherlock Holmes and the violent home. |
| Subject |
English fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
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English fiction. |
| Chronological Term |
19th century |
| Subject |
Marriage in literature.
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Marriage in literature. |
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Domestic fiction, English -- History and criticism.
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Domestic fiction, English. |
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Family violence in literature.
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Family violence in literature. |
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Abused women in literature.
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Abused women in literature. |
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Child abuse in literature.
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Child abuse in literature. |
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Violence in literature.
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Violence in literature. |
| ISBN |
9780821416433 paperback acid-free paper |
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0821416421 hardback acid-free paper |
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9780821416426 hardback acid-free paper |
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082141643X paperback acid-free paper |
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