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City of Dreadful Delight: Narratives of Sexual Danger in Late-Victorian London (Women in Culture and Society) (1st Edition) by Judith R. Walkowitz, Catharine R. Stimpson Paperback, 368 Pages, Published 1992 ISBN-10: 0-226-87146-0 / 0226871460 ISBN-13: 978-0-226-87146-2 / 9780226871462 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 sex |