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The Hoydens and Mr. Dickens: The Strange Affair of the Feminist Phantom: A Secret Victorian Journal

The Hoydens and Mr. Dickens: The Strange Affair of the Feminist Phantom: A Secret Victorian Journal

William J. Palmer
3.6/5 ( ratings)
Someone is threatening Angela Burdett-Coutts, the banker, feminist, and philanthropist, one of the richest, most powerful women in England. Soon after she alerts her friend Charles Dickens to the threats, the Coutts Bank is robbed, and a member of the Women's Emancipation Society is found strangled inside. The murder brings the burgeoning feminist movement under scrutiny. Inspector William Field of the Metropolitan Protectives begins his investigation, aided by the eager amateur detective Dickens and his apprentice Wilkie Collins. Yet Dickens's own reputation and career are threatened by his love for the striking young actress Ellen Ternan. Ellen is a liberated "hoyden" herself, and a prime suspect in the murder. In order to prove her innocence, the two novelists may have to expose their own secrets.
Language
English
Pages
241
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Release
February 01, 1997
ISBN
0312151454
ISBN 13
9780312151454

The Hoydens and Mr. Dickens: The Strange Affair of the Feminist Phantom: A Secret Victorian Journal

William J. Palmer
3.6/5 ( ratings)
Someone is threatening Angela Burdett-Coutts, the banker, feminist, and philanthropist, one of the richest, most powerful women in England. Soon after she alerts her friend Charles Dickens to the threats, the Coutts Bank is robbed, and a member of the Women's Emancipation Society is found strangled inside. The murder brings the burgeoning feminist movement under scrutiny. Inspector William Field of the Metropolitan Protectives begins his investigation, aided by the eager amateur detective Dickens and his apprentice Wilkie Collins. Yet Dickens's own reputation and career are threatened by his love for the striking young actress Ellen Ternan. Ellen is a liberated "hoyden" herself, and a prime suspect in the murder. In order to prove her innocence, the two novelists may have to expose their own secrets.
Language
English
Pages
241
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Release
February 01, 1997
ISBN
0312151454
ISBN 13
9780312151454

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