Twisting in the Wind: The Murderess and the English Press

by Judith Knelman

Book Overview

Women accused of murder in nineteenth-century England got bad press. Broadsides, newspapers, and books depicted their stories in gruesome detail, often with illustrations of the crime scene, the courtroom proceedings, and the execution. This sensational coverage fed the public appetite for stories of female deviancy and punishment.

Judith Knelman contends that the portrayal of murder by women was linked to a broader public agenda, set and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802074200
• ISBN13: 9780802074201
• Release Date: March 1998
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher