"This study explores women's crime fiction writing in the mid to late 19th century in three national contexts: American, Australian and British. It also opens up critical histories of the genre. The bringing of women's "criminographic" fiction to...
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"This study explores women's crime fiction writing in the mid to late 19th century in three national contexts: American, Australian and British. It also opens up critical histories of the genre. The bringing of women's "criminographic" fiction to critical attention will help correct a broader critical occlusion of crime fiction in the decades of 1860 to 1880"--Provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-244) and index
Cover; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction; 1. Britain; Introduction; Catherine Crowe; Caroline Clive; Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell; Mary Elizabeth Braddon; Mrs. Henry (Ellen) Wood; Colonial Connections; 2. United States; Introduction; Harriet Prescott Spofford; Louisa May Alcott; Metta Victoria Fuller Victor; Anna Katharine Green; 3. Australia; Introduction; Céleste de Chabrillan; Caroline Woolmer Leakey; Eliza Winstanley; Ellen Davitt; Mary Helena Fortune; Chapter Notes; Bibliography; Index
