| Contents |
Angels in the house -- At home with the Dombeys -- The disease of reading -- Pleasing and teaching -- One person in law -- Newcome v. Lord Highgate -- Carlyle v. Carlyle -- Oh reader! -- The sensational moment -- Fashionable crimes -- Mrs. Mellish's marriages -- The shame of Miss Braddon -- The precious quality of truthfulness -- Hardwicke's children -- R v. Sorrel -- The lost and the saved -- Walking the streets -- The murder of Nancy Sikes -- Contemplating Jenny -- Because men made the laws. |
| Summary |
An exploration of the texts which shaped Victorian attitudes towards the 'condition' of England and the 'question' of its women. It offers a richly contextual commentary on a critical period in the evolution of modern legal and cultural attitudes to the relation of crime, sexuality and the family. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2013497504 |
| ISBN | 9781849462945 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 1849462941 (hbk.) |
