Capital Offenses Geographies of Class and Crime in Victorian London |
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| Author:
| Joyce, Simon |
| Series title: | Victorian Literature and Culture Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8139-2180-8 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2003 |
| Publisher: | University of Virginia Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $84.00 |
Book Description:
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As London became the first major city of the 19th century, new models of representation emerged in the journalism, poetry, fiction and social commentary of the period. Simon Joyce argues that such writing reflected a persistant worry about the problem of crime but was never able to contain it.
As London became the first major city of the 19th century, new models of representation emerged in the journalism, poetry, fiction and social commentary of the period. Simon Joyce argues that such writing reflected a persistant worry about the problem of crime but was never able to contain it.