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New edition of A City Girl by John Law (Margaret Harkness)

September 15, 2015 By catherine

A City Girl by Margaret HarknessWe’re delighted to announce a new critical edition of A City Girl by John Law (pseudonym of Margaret Harkness), edited by Deborah Mutch, and with additional material by Terry Elkiss.

In her first novel, Harkness presents a vivid and troubling depiction of working-class life in late-Victorian London. Based on her own experience of the slums, she exposes the appalling conditions experienced by women in the casual labour force and their desperate struggle for economic security.

This edition includes a critical introduction, explanatory footnotes, Margaret Harkness biography, and additional contextual material.

For more information, please visit:

https://www.victoriansecrets.co.uk/catalogue/a-city-girl/

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