The Resource Writing British infanticide : child-murder, gender, and print, 1722-1859, edited by Jennifer Thorn
Writing British infanticide : child-murder, gender, and print, 1722-1859, edited by Jennifer Thorn
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- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 292 pages
- Contents
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- Introduction : Stories of child-murder, stories of print / Jennifer Thorn
- Beyond "lewd women" and "wanton wenches" : infanticide and child-murder in the long eighteenth century / Dana Rabin
- "Most revolting murder by a father" : the violent rhetoric of paternal child-murder in the Times (London), 1826-1849 / Melissa Valiska Gregory
- "I would be a witness against my self" : infanticide and communion in colonial New England / Laura Henigman
- Fractured narratives of infanticide in the crime and execution broadside in Britain, 1780-1850 / Miriam Jones
- The gender dynamics of the infanticide prevention campaign in eighteenth-century England and Richardson's history of Sir Charles Grandison / Lisa Zunshine
- "I wou'd not murder my child" : maternity and the necessity of infanticide in two novels by Daniel Defoe / Toni Bowers
- Confession and profession : Adam Bede, infanticide, and the new coroner / Laura C. Berry
- Whose story is this, and who may tell it? : medical evidence versus "common capacity" in the framing of the Elizabeth Canning Case / Judith Moore
- Naturally bad, or dangerously good : Romantic-era narratives of murderous motherhood / Julie Kipp
- Isbn
- 9780874138191
- Label
- Writing British infanticide : child-murder, gender, and print, 1722-1859
- Title
- Writing British infanticide
- Title remainder
- child-murder, gender, and print, 1722-1859
- Statement of responsibility
- edited by Jennifer Thorn
- Subject
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- Children -- Crimes against -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century
- Children -- Crimes against -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
- Children in literature
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- English fiction -- History and criticism
- English prose literature -- 18th century -- History and criticism
- English prose literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism
- History
- Infanticide -- Great Britain -- History
- Infanticide in literature
- Murder in literature
- Sex role in literature
- Women murderers in literature
- Language
- eng
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- Dewey number
- 820.9/355
- Government publication
- government publication of a state province territory dependency etc
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- PR756.I46
- LC item number
- W75 2003
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1959-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Thorn, Jennifer
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- English prose literature
- Infanticide in literature
- Children
- Children
- English prose literature
- English fiction
- Infanticide
- Women murderers in literature
- Children in literature
- Sex role in literature
- Murder in literature
- Label
- Writing British infanticide : child-murder, gender, and print, 1722-1859, edited by Jennifer Thorn
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-285) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction : Stories of child-murder, stories of print / Jennifer Thorn -- Beyond "lewd women" and "wanton wenches" : infanticide and child-murder in the long eighteenth century / Dana Rabin -- "Most revolting murder by a father" : the violent rhetoric of paternal child-murder in the Times (London), 1826-1849 / Melissa Valiska Gregory -- "I would be a witness against my self" : infanticide and communion in colonial New England / Laura Henigman -- Fractured narratives of infanticide in the crime and execution broadside in Britain, 1780-1850 / Miriam Jones -- The gender dynamics of the infanticide prevention campaign in eighteenth-century England and Richardson's history of Sir Charles Grandison / Lisa Zunshine -- "I wou'd not murder my child" : maternity and the necessity of infanticide in two novels by Daniel Defoe / Toni Bowers -- Confession and profession : Adam Bede, infanticide, and the new coroner / Laura C. Berry -- Whose story is this, and who may tell it? : medical evidence versus "common capacity" in the framing of the Elizabeth Canning Case / Judith Moore -- Naturally bad, or dangerously good : Romantic-era narratives of murderous motherhood / Julie Kipp
- Control code
- 51203998
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 292 pages
- Isbn
- 9780874138191
- Isbn Type
- (alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2002154221
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Label
- Writing British infanticide : child-murder, gender, and print, 1722-1859, edited by Jennifer Thorn
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-285) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction : Stories of child-murder, stories of print / Jennifer Thorn -- Beyond "lewd women" and "wanton wenches" : infanticide and child-murder in the long eighteenth century / Dana Rabin -- "Most revolting murder by a father" : the violent rhetoric of paternal child-murder in the Times (London), 1826-1849 / Melissa Valiska Gregory -- "I would be a witness against my self" : infanticide and communion in colonial New England / Laura Henigman -- Fractured narratives of infanticide in the crime and execution broadside in Britain, 1780-1850 / Miriam Jones -- The gender dynamics of the infanticide prevention campaign in eighteenth-century England and Richardson's history of Sir Charles Grandison / Lisa Zunshine -- "I wou'd not murder my child" : maternity and the necessity of infanticide in two novels by Daniel Defoe / Toni Bowers -- Confession and profession : Adam Bede, infanticide, and the new coroner / Laura C. Berry -- Whose story is this, and who may tell it? : medical evidence versus "common capacity" in the framing of the Elizabeth Canning Case / Judith Moore -- Naturally bad, or dangerously good : Romantic-era narratives of murderous motherhood / Julie Kipp
- Control code
- 51203998
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 292 pages
- Isbn
- 9780874138191
- Isbn Type
- (alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2002154221
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
Subject
- Children -- Crimes against -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century
- Children -- Crimes against -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
- Children in literature
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- English fiction -- History and criticism
- English prose literature -- 18th century -- History and criticism
- English prose literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism
- History
- Infanticide -- Great Britain -- History
- Infanticide in literature
- Murder in literature
- Sex role in literature
- Women murderers in literature
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