New Woman Fiction 1881-1899 Part II vol 4

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 Troyte’s Hill, III. The Redhill Sisterhood, IV. A Princess’s Vengeance, V. Drawn Daggers, VI. The Ghost of Fountain Lane, VII. Missing!, Appendix: Selected Reviews, Editorial Notes, Textual Notes