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Routledge The Ambivalent Detective in Victorian Sensation Novels - Dickens, Braddon, Collins

Name: The Ambivalent Detective in Victorian Sensation Novels - Dickens, Braddon, Collins
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The Ambivalent Detective in Victorian Sensation Novels examines how the detective character evolved through mid-nineteenth-century English literature, challenging popular assumptions about law enforcement heroes. Through analysis of sensation novels from the 1840s to 1860s, this Routledge study reveals that detectives were often viewed with suspicion and distrust rather than admiration, particularly following the establishment of the London Metropolitan Police Force in 1842. The author explores the complex historical and literary contexts that shaped reader perception of detectives during this pivotal period, demonstrating how Victorian sensation fiction portrayed professional investigators as ambiguous figures deserving scrutiny. This scholarly work draws on works by Dickens, Braddon, and Collins to illustrate shifting attitudes towards authority, justice, and the moral standing of law enforcement in Victorian society.

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This Routledge academic study traces detective characterisation across Victorian sensation novels written between the 1840s and 1860s.

The book analyses works by Dickens, Braddon, and Collins to demonstrate how detectives were portrayed as suspicious rather than heroic figures.

The author contextualises the establishment of the London Metropolitan Police Force in 1842 within Victorian literary representation and public perception.

This nineteenth-century literature resource challenges conventional scholarly assumptions about English detective fiction and law enforcement heroes.

The study combines historical analysis with close literary examination to reveal Victorian society's ambivalent relationship with professional detectives.

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Brand: Routledge
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 1032439637
Category: Books > Subjects > Crime, Thrillers & Mystery > Mystery
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 01 April 2024
Listed Since: 03 June 2023

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