Middlebrow Feminism in Classic British Detective Fiction

The Female Gentleman

  • Melissa Schaub
Book

Part of the Crime Files Series book series (CF)

Table of contents

  1. Front Matter
    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction: Middlebrow Women and Detective Fiction
    Melissa Schaub
    Pages 1-26
  3. Victorian Contexts: Failed Gentlemen and New Women
    Melissa Schaub
    Pages 27-57
  4. Anatomy of the Female Gentleman
    Melissa Schaub
    Pages 58-125
  5. Conclusion: Assessing the Female Gentleman
    Melissa Schaub
    Pages 126-136
  6. Back Matter
    Pages 137-162
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About this book

Introduction

This is a feminist study of a recurring character type in classic British detective fiction by women - a woman who behaves like a Victorian gentleman. Exploring this character type leads to a new evaluation of the politics of classic detective fiction and the middlebrow novel as a whole.

Keywords

detective fiction feminism fiction novel Victorian era women

Authors and affiliations

  • Melissa Schaub
    • 1
  1. 1.University of North CarolinaPembrokeUSA

Bibliographic information

  • DOI https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137276964
  • Copyright Information Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2013
  • Publisher Name Palgrave Macmillan, London
  • eBook Packages Palgrave Literature Collection
  • Print ISBN 978-1-349-44690-2
  • Online ISBN 978-1-137-27696-4
  • About this book