Twisting in the Wind - The Murderess and the English Press

Murders by women were sensationalized in the English press during the 19th-century. Knelman analyses histories of different kinds of murder and explores how press representations of the murderess contributed to the Victorian construction of femininity.

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By Judith Knelman

Summary

Murders by women were sensationalized in the English press during the 19th-century. Knelman analyses histories of different kinds of murder and explores how press representations of the murderess contributed to the Victorian construction of femininity.

Product details

• Authors: Judith Knelman
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.03.1998
• EAN: 9780802074201
• ISBN: 978-0-8020-7420-1
• No. of pages: 277
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 19 mm
• Weight: 490 g
• Series: Heritage; HERITAGE
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories