The Histories of Some of the Penitents in the Magdalen House (Chawton House Library: Women's Novels)

Batchelor, Jennie (EDT)/ Hiatt, Megan (EDT)

Routledge（2016/08発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 208 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781138235922
• DDC分類 823.6

Full Description

First published in 1759, this novel aims to promote the cause of the Magdalen House, a charity which sought to rehabilitate prostitutes by fitting them for a life of virtuous industry. It challenges long-standing prejudices against prostitutes by presenting them as victims of inadequate education, male libertinism and sexual double standards.

Contents

Select Bibliography, Note on the Text, The Histories of Some of the Penitents in the Magdalen-House, 1 as Supposed to be related by Themselves (1760)