--- product_id: 6742294 title: "City of Dreadful Delight: Narratives of Sexual Danger in Late-Victorian London (Women in Culture and Society)" price: "33013CFA" currency: XOF in_stock: true reviews_count: 12 url: https://www.desertcart.sn/products/6742294-city-of-dreadful-delight-narratives-of-sexual-danger-in-late store_origin: SN region: Senegal --- # City of Dreadful Delight: Narratives of Sexual Danger in Late-Victorian London (Women in Culture and Society) **Price:** 33013CFA **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** City of Dreadful Delight: Narratives of Sexual Danger in Late-Victorian London (Women in Culture and Society) - **How much does it cost?** 33013CFA with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.sn](https://www.desertcart.sn/products/6742294-city-of-dreadful-delight-narratives-of-sexual-danger-in-late) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description From tabloid exposes of child prostitution to the grisly tales of Jack the Ripper, narratives of sexual danger pulsated through Victorian London. Expertly blending social history and cultural criticism, Judith Walkowitz shows how these narratives reveal the complex dramas of power, politics, and sexuality that were being played out in late nineteenth-century Britain, and how they influenced the language of politics, journalism, and fiction. Victorian London was a world where long-standing traditions of class and gender were challenged by a range of public spectacles, mass media scandals, new commercial spaces, and a proliferation of new sexual categories and identities. In the midst of this changing culture, women of many classes challenged the traditional privileges of elite males and asserted their presence in the public domain. An important catalyst in this conflict, argues Walkowitz, was W. T. Stead's widely read 1885 article about child prostitution. Capitalizing on the uproar caused by the piece and the volatile political climate of the time, women spoke of sexual danger, articulating their own grievances against men, inserting themselves into the public discussion of sex to an unprecedented extent, and gaining new entree to public spaces and journalistic practices. The ultimate manifestation of class anxiety and gender antagonism came in 1888 with the tabloid tales of Jack the Ripper. In between, there were quotidien stories of sexual possibility and urban adventure, and Walkowitz examines them all, showing how women were not simply figures in the imaginary landscape of male spectators, but also central actors in the stories of metropolotin life that reverberated in courtrooms, learned journals, drawing rooms, street corners, and in the letters columns of the daily press. A model of cultural history, this ambitious book will stimulate and enlighten readers across a broad range of interests. Review: Purchased for my husband, who is a Victorian lit ... - Purchased for my husband, who is a Victorian lit professor. And owns a shocking amount of material related to Victorian erotica, which I seem to keep buying for him. He needed it for a class he is teaching. Review: Turned out to be a good read regardless of the assignments - Had to read this book for one of my college history courses. Turned out to be a good read regardless of the assignments. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #173,575 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #43 in Victorian Literary Criticism (Books) #211 in England History #351 in General Gender Studies | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 59 Reviews | ## Images ![City of Dreadful Delight: Narratives of Sexual Danger in Late-Victorian London (Women in Culture and Society) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/717azQKkR2L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Purchased for my husband, who is a Victorian lit ... *by A***N on December 12, 2016* Purchased for my husband, who is a Victorian lit professor. And owns a shocking amount of material related to Victorian erotica, which I seem to keep buying for him. He needed it for a class he is teaching. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Turned out to be a good read regardless of the assignments *by N***D on November 2, 2016* Had to read this book for one of my college history courses. Turned out to be a good read regardless of the assignments. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Brilliant! *by H***Y on November 8, 2013* A brilliant and fascinating book that gives real insight into the hidden side of the Victorian Era. 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