Copyright 2008 Jennifer Hedgecock
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Hedgecock, Jennifer.
The Femme fatale in Victorian literature : the danger and the sexual threat / Jennifer Hedgecock.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-60497-518-5 (alk. paper)
1. Femmes fatales in literature.
2. English fiction—19th century—History and criticism.
3. Women in literature.
4. Women—Great Britain—Social conditions—19th century.
5. Middle class women—Great Britain—Social conditions—19th century.
6. Feminism and literature—Great Britain—History—19th century.
7. Feminism in literature. I. Title.
PR878.F46H43 2008
823’.809352042—dc22
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication DataHedgecock, Jennifer.
The Femme fatale in Victorian literature : the danger and the sexual threat / Jennifer Hedgecock.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-60497-518-5 (alk. paper)
1. Femmes fatales in literature.
2. English fiction—19th century—History and criticism.
3. Women in literature.
4. Women—Great Britain—Social conditions—19th century.
5. Middle class women—Great Britain—Social conditions—19th century.
6. Feminism and literature—Great Britain—History—19th century.
7. Feminism in literature. I. Title.
PR878.F46H43 2008
823’.809352042—dc22
2008006510