Agatha Christie: Power and Illusion
Author | : R.A. York |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 184 |
Release | : 2007-07-31 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780230590786 |
ISBN-13 | : 0230590780 |
Rating | : 4/5 (86 Downloads) |
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.