Victorian Ghosts in the Noontide, 1: Women Writers and the Supernatural

by Vanessa D. Dickerson

During the nineteenth century, British society was making rapid advancements in science and technology. While the men became materially productive, women were expected to be the fulcrums of society's changes. As one means of adjusting to these changes, many women focused on supernaturalism and spirituality.

In Victorian Ghosts in the Noontide, Vanessa D. Dickerson analyzes women's spirituality in a materialistic age by examining the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826210813
• ISBN13: 9780826210814
• Release Date: December 1996
• Publisher: University of Missouri Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 18 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Postsecondary to Grade 5