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Joseph Kestner
The social novel in 19th-century Britain has been considered the effort of a mostly male canon of writers. In this study, first published in 1985, Kestner challenges that assumption, arguing…
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This title was first published in 1999: Examines the range of detective literature produced between 1901 and 1915 in Britain, during the reign of Edward VII and the early reign…
Joseph A. Kestner
This study concentrates on the implications of the emergence of the female detective during the Victorian and early Edwardian periods. The author draws attention to the many social conventions that…
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This fully illustrated study examines the construction of masculinity in culture based on an analysis of pictorial representations of the male in a wide range of contexts: social, historical, legal…
Making use of masculinity theories, this title focuses on Victorian and Edwardian adventure fiction. Beginning with works published in the 1880s, it engages tales involving initiation and rites of passage…
Sherlock’s Sisters: The British Female Detective, 1864-1913 examines the fictional female detective in Victorian and Edwardian literature. This book considers a range of literary texts by both female and male…
Joseph A Kestner
For over twenty years, Joseph A. Kestner wrote for Opera News and other publications. Collected for the first time, Kestner's essays explore the creation, influence, context, and meaning of the…
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Professor Joseph Kestner
This title was first published in 1999 & examines the range of detective literature produced between 1901 and 1915 in Britain, during the reign of Edward VII and the early…
