{"product_id":"bleak-houses-9780821416426","title":"Bleak Houses","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Offenses Against the Person Act of 1828 opened magistrates’ courts to abused working-class wives. Newspapers in turn reported on these proceedings, and in this way the Victorian scrutiny of domestic conduct began. But how did popular fiction treat “private” family violence?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProfessor Surridge exhibits a clear and persuasive historical sense as well as sensitivity to the novels and stories. I believe this study will have lasting value because of its careful historical research and corresponding interpretation of the texts. * Kansas State University *\u003cbr\u003e“From a historian’s perspective, Surridge’s interpretations of individual texts are persuasive, yet it is her contextualization of these works of fiction within ongoing reform movements and newspaper reporting that makes this a truly remarkable book.”\u003cbr\u003e“A carefully researched and lucidly written investigation of literary portrayals of domestic violence.... Surridge’s precise historicizing reveals fictional subtleties with new clarity.”","brand":"MJ - Ohio University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51038655512919,"sku":"9780821416426","price":74.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780821416426.jpg?v=1750940942","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/bleak-houses-9780821416426","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}