"'To whom shall the outcast prostitute tell her tale?'" (Elizabeth Gaskell, Mary Barton): Elizabeth Gaskell: Rewriting Fallenness

Three or four men have written to approve one or two at least high in literature--and two with testimony as valuable as fathers of families--grave thoughtful practical men. I think I have put the small edge of the wedge in, if only I have made people talk & [sic] discuss the subject a little mor...

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Published in:Women's studies 2021-10, Vol.50 (7), p.674-687
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