Relative Creatures: Victorian Women in Society and the Novel, 1837-67Allen Lane, 1974 - 360 pages |
Contents
Contemporary Ideologies | 3 |
My wife is a woman of mind Caricature by George Cruik | 11 |
The Legal Position | 16 |
Copyright | |
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Relative Creatures: Victorian Women in Society and the Novel, 1837-67 Françoise Basch No preview available - 1974 |
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