The Penguin Book of Victorian Women in Crime: Forgotten Cops and Private Eyes from the Time of Sherlock Holmes

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The Penguin Book of Victorian Women in Crime: Forgotten Cops and Private Eyes from the Time of Sherlock HolmesIt is the late Victorian era and society is fascinated by and worried about that suspicious character known as the New Woman. She rides bicycles and drives those newfangled automobiles and doesn't like to be told what to do. In crime fiction as everywhere else, such women are breaking all the rules. Instead of attending tea parties and chatting about fashion, these pioneer women detectives are out shadowing suspects through London fog, crawling

simple images

paragraph format

Originally written in Swedish

the delicate balance of powers between people

a running glossary as well as a complete glossary at the end of the book

As a brutal winter takes hold of the Lake District

the information is easily digestible and great for beginners

used by over 7

' 'I just couldn't put it down

1 tour bus (8 ½" x 21 ½")

Chapter 3 is structured as a standard mock exam allowing candidates to practice under exam conditions

the greatest joy an adult can know comes from developing a child's potential so he/she can express all that is harmonious and best in human beings