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Kungl, Carla T. (Carla Therese)

Title Creating the fictional female detective : the sleuth heroines of British women writers, 1890-1940 / Carla T. Kungl.

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Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2006.

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe 2nd Floor Stacks	823.087209 K962c 2006	---	Available

Description	vii, 207 p. ; 23 cm.
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.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-204) and index.
Subject	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.
ISBN	0786425288 (pbk. : alk. paper)
	9780786425280 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Standard No.	YDXCP 2271243
	NZ1 10638995
	AU@ 000040059347