Abstract
Coupling two stories of orphaned daughters who must clear the names of their fathers, this chapter considers the importance that notions of lineage and inheritance have not only for children remembering their parents but for authors allying themselves in the 1870s to the tradition of sensation fiction.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Rereading Orphanhood: Texts, Inheritance, Kin |
| Publisher | Edinburgh University Press |
| Pages | 167-185 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781474464369 |
| Publication status | Published - May 2020 |
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This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Keywords
- Detection and crime
- Orphanhood
- Victorian popular fiction
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