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Creating the fictional female detective : the sleuth heroines of British women writers, 1890-1940 / Carla T. Kungl.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kungl, Carla T. (Carla Therese)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Detective and mystery stories, English--History and criticism.
- Detective and mystery stories, English.
- Women detectives in literature.
- English fiction--Women authors--History and criticism.
- English fiction.
- English fiction--Women authors.
- Women--Employment--Great Britain--History--20th century.
- Women.
- Women--Employment.
- Great Britain.
- History.
- Women--Employment--Great Britain--History--19th century.
- English fiction--20th century--History and criticism.
- English fiction--19th century--History and criticism.
- Physical Description:
- vii, 207 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2006]
- Summary:
- "This study examines a number of previously overlooked or undervalued women detective fiction writers of the late 19th and early 20th cenuries and traces their relationship to later women writers who shaped the future of the genre, Dorothy Sayers, Agatha Christie, and Gladys Mitchell"--Provided by publisher.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-204) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0786425288
- OCLC:
- 62872777
- Publisher Number:
- 9780786425280
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