Covers four texts from the 1890s that helped to crystallize the idea of the 'New Woman' during a period where the role of women was increasingly debated and challenged, not least due to the growth of the suffrage movement.
Acknowledgements, Introduction, Bibliography, Chronology, List of
Illustrations, C. L. Pirkis, The Experiences of Loveday Brooke, Lady
Detective (1894), I. The Black Bag Left on a Doorstep, II. The Murder at
Troytes Hill, III. The Redhill Sisterhood, IV. A Princesss Vengeance, V.
Drawn Daggers, VI. The Ghost of Fountain Lane, VII. Missing!, Appendix:
Selected Reviews, Editorial Notes, Textual Notes
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