Masculinity, Crime and Self-Defence in Victorian Literature: Duelling with Danger

By Emelyne Godfrey

Book Overview

List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Note on the Text and Abbreviations Introduction PART I: THE GAROTTING FARCE: ARMOURED MASCULINITY AND ITS LIMITS: 1851-1867 Foreign Crimes Hit British Shores The Ticket-Of-Leave Man Tooled Up: The Pedestrian's Armoury PART II: ANTHONY TROLLOPE: AGGRESSION PUNISHED AND REWARDED: 1867-1887 Threats From Below And Above Lord Chiltern And Mr Kennedy Phineas Redux PART III: PHYSICAL FLAMBOYANCE IN THE SHERLOCK HOLMES CANON: 1887- 1914 Exotic Enemies Urban Knights In The London Streets Foreign Friends Bibliography Index

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349323950
• ISBN13: 9781349323951
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 201 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"