01367cam a2200289 a 4500 130412s2012 enka b 001 0 eng d 9780230300316 0230300316 SDU PR830.W6 G583 F 2012 Godfrey, Emelyne. Femininity, crime and self-defence in Victorian literature and society : from dagger-fans to suffragettes / Emelyne Godfrey. Femininity, crime and self-defense in Victorian literature and society Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012. 192 p. : ill. Crime files series HKBU Library This exploration into the development of women's self-defence from 1850 to 1914 features major writers, including H.G. Wells, Elizabeth Robins and Richard Marsh, and encompasses an unusually wide-ranging number of subjects from hatpin crimes to the development of martial arts for women. English literature 19th century History and criticism. English fiction 20th century History and criticism. Femininity in literature. 197892 Self-defense for women In literature. 198551 Women in literature. Crime in literature. = C.1 SDU GBE lcc 105493 105493 0 0 lcc 0 PR0830 W6 G583 F2012 0 CGB 279192 SDU SDU GEN3 2025-08-25 2 0 PR830.W6 G583 F 2012 1000373419 2025-08-25 00:00:00 C.1 2025-08-25 GBE