Crimes of outrage Sex, violence and Victorian working women.

Intro -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Chapter One. She levelled them all three -- Chapter Two. An "industrious woman" and a "ruined" child -- Chapter Three. As agreeable as neighbours ought to be -- Chapter Four. A sad case of domestic infelicity -- Chapter Five. She did not ask for a character -- Chapter Six. Clipping in the clubroom -- Chapter Seven. Previous to my being ravished -- Chapter Eight. A sensation in court -- Afterword -- Appendix. Tabulation of all cases -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

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