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The woman detective : gender & genre /

Kathleen Gregory Klein traces female paid, professional private investigators in British, Canadian, and American novels, revealing that the detective novel is both a reflection of and potential barrier to social change for women. This edition adds sixty new female private eyes to the roster and incl...

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Main Author:	Klein, Kathleen Gregory, 1946-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Urbana : University of Illinois Press, 1995.
Edition:	2nd ed., Illini Books ed.
Subjects:	Detective and mystery stories, English > History and criticism. Detective and mystery stories, American > History and criticism. Popular literature > English-speaking countries > History and criticism. Women detectives in literature. Women in literature. Detektivin. Kriminalgeschichte. Englisch. Geschichte 1860-1980.

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