This study of gender and power in Victorian Britain is the first book to examine the contribution made by women to the public culture of the British aristocracy

What happened when Jane Austen's heroines and heroes were finally wed? Marriage is at the centre of Jane Austen's novels. The pursuit of husbands and wives, adv

Leader of society, lover of the Prince Regent and contemporary of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, Frances Villiers had a reputation as a scandalous woman.

The Narratives of Caroline Norton situates Norton in relation to Victorian discourses of gender, authorship, law, and politics and studies writings, including i