Agatha Christie: Power and Illusion

Agatha Christie: Power and Illusion
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 184
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ISBN-10 : 9780230590786
ISBN-13 : 0230590780
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Book Synopsis Agatha Christie: Power and Illusion by : R.A. York

Download or read book Agatha Christie: Power and Illusion written by R.A. York and published by Springer. This book was released on 2007-07-31 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study shows how she sought to reconcile her attachment to the Victorian past with her recognition of a new society that undermined established order and in doing so gave more opportunities to women, confused class-boundaries, extended tolerance, allowed the cult of pleasure and self-assertion and revealed the ambiguities of respectability.


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