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Women, crime, and character : from Moll Flanders to Tess of the d 'Urbervilles /

Lacey, Nicola.

Women, crime, and character : from Moll Flanders to Tess of the d 'Urbervilles / Nicola Lacey. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008 - xiv, 164 p. ; 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

'Don't go to murder my character': criminal responsibility in the ag e of Moll Flanders -- 'What is the use of a woman's will?': the demise of Moll in the age of sensibility -- 'The weaker half of the human fami ly'?: responsibility, mind and morals in the age of Tess.

9780199544363 (alk. paper)

2008-025732


Feminist jurisprudence.
Women-- Legal status, laws, etc.-- Social aspects.
Reputation (Law)
Criminal liability.

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