1st Edition

The Fallen Woman in the Nineteenth-Century English Novel

By George Watt Copyright 1984
242 Pages
by Routledge

242 Pages
by Routledge

242 Pages
by Routledge

A sympathetic view of the fallen women in Victorian England begins in the novel. First published in 1984, this book shows that the fallen woman in the nineteenth-century novel is, amongst other things, a direct response to the new society. Through the examination of Dickens, Gaskell, Collins, Moore, Trollope, Gissing and Hardy, it demonstrates that the fallen woman is the first in a long line of... Read more

Preface; Introduction; 1. Nancy 2. Ruth 3. Carry Brattle and Kate O’Hara 4. Mercy 5. Ida Starr 6. Tess 7. Esther Waters; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index

Biography

George Watt