{"product_id":"the-penguin-book-of-victorian-women-in-crime-forgotten-cops-and-private-eyes-from-the-time-of-sherlock-holmes-paperback","title":"The Penguin Book of Victorian Women in Crime: Forgotten Cops and Private Eyes from the Time of Sherlock Holmes - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Sims\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMichael Sims\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eMichael Sims\u003c\/b\u003e (Notes by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA wonderfully wicked new anthology from the editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Penguin Book of Gaslight Crime\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It is the Victorian era and society is both entranced by and fearful of that suspicious character known as the New Woman. She rides those new- fangled bicycles and doesn't like to be told what to do. And, in crime fiction, such female detectives as Loveday Brooke, Dorcas Dene, and Lady Molly of Scotland Yard are out there shadowing suspects, crawling through secret passages, fingerprinting corpses, and sometimes committing a lesser crime in order to solve a murder. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Penguin Book of Victorian Women in Crime\u003c\/i\u003e, Michael Sims has brought together all of the era's great crime-fighting females- plus a few choice crooks, including Four Square Jane and the Sorceress of the Strand.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Sims\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eIn the Womb: Animals\u003c\/i\u003e (adapted from two National Geographic Channel documentaries). He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eApollo's Fire: A Journey Through the Extraordinary Wonders of an Ordinary Day\u003c\/i\u003e, which NPR chose as one of the best science books of 2007; \u003ci\u003eAdam's Navel: A Natural and Cultural History of the Human Form\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book and a \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e Best Science Book; and \u003ci\u003eDarwin's Orchestra: An Almanac of Nature in History and the Arts\u003c\/i\u003e. For Penguin Classics he also edited \u003ci\u003eThe Annotated Archy and Mehitabel, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eArsene Lupin, Gentleman-Thief\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Penguin Book of Victorian Women in Crime\u003c\/i\u003e. He has written for many periodicals, from the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.61 x 7.7 x 5.12 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 25, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762738594080,"sku":"9780143106210","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c26ba7d452c367298315f81586d94a52.webp?v=1780224786","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-penguin-book-of-victorian-women-in-crime-forgotten-cops-and-private-eyes-from-the-time-of-sherlock-holmes-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}