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Middlebrow Feminism in Classic British Detective Fiction

The Female Gentleman

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  • © 2013

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Authors:
  1. Melissa Schaub

    1. University of North Carolina, Pembroke, USA

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Part of the book series: Crime Files (CF)

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Table of contents (4 chapters)

  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

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.

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'The work of the five writers Schaub studies is not wholly conservative, but advances feminist assertion over the new woman fiction of the late Victorian period, giving success to the admittedly rare women able to reason and provide for themselves The study is well researched, well written, and readable.' M. S. Stephenson, University of Texas at Brownsville

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of North Carolina, Pembroke, USA

    Melissa Schaub

About the author

MELISSA SCHAUB is Associate Professor of English at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke, USA. Her research focuses on literature by British women authors, particularly domestic, serial, and middlebrow novels. She teaches courses on British and women's literature, and especially enjoys introducing undergraduates to feminist readings of literature and history.

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