Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-158) and index.
Contents
Introduction: Middlebrow women and detective fiction -- Victorian contexts: failed gentlemen and new women -- Anatomy of the female gentleman -- Conclusion: assessing the female gentleman.
Summary
"This is a feminist study of a recurring character type in classic British detective fiction by women - a woman who behaves like a Victorian gentleman. Exploring this character type leads to a new evaluation of the politics of classic detective fiction and the middlebrow novel as a whole."--Publisher's website.
