Creating the fictional female detective : the sleuth heroines of British women writers, 1890-1940 /

"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"--Pro...

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Main Author:	Kungl, Carla T. (Carla Therese)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2006]
Subjects:	Detective and mystery stories, English > History and criticism. Women detectives in literature. English fiction > Women authors > History and criticism. Women > Employment > Great Britain > History > 20th century. Women > Employment > Great Britain > History > 19th century. English fiction > 20th century > History and criticism. English fiction > 19th century > History and criticism.
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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.
Physical Description:	vii, 207 pages ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-204) and index.
ISBN:	0786425288 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780786425280 (pbk. : alk. paper)