{"product_id":"the-sorceress-of-the-strand-and-other-stories-paperback","title":"The Sorceress of the Strand and Other Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eL. T. Meade\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJanis Dawson\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Previously out of print, these sensational late-Victorian stories feature powerful criminal women. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In 1898, \u003cem\u003eThe Strand Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, one of the most influential publications of the Victorian \u003cem\u003efin de siècle\u003c\/em\u003e, deemed best-selling author and editor L.T. Meade a literary \"celebrity\" and \"one of the most industrious writers of modern fiction.\" Beginning in 1893 and continuing into the first decade of the twentieth century, Meade's medical mysteries and thrilling tales of dangerous criminal women appeared in the \u003cem\u003eStrand\u003c\/em\u003e. There they competed successfully not only with Arthur Conan Doyle's \u003cem\u003eAdventures of Sherlock Holmes\u003c\/em\u003e, but also with the works of some of the most popular writers of the day. \u003cem\u003eThe Sorceress of the Strand\u003c\/em\u003e is one of Meade's most compelling mysteries, and the first to feature the seductive criminal genius Madame Sara. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Sorceress of the Strand\u003c\/em\u003e is accompanied in this edition by three other popular stories featuring powerful female criminal protagonists, from gang leaders to spies and terrorists. The historical appendices expand on the stories' themes of criminality, gender, and political activism. Twenty-eight of the original periodical illustrations are included. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eJanis Dawson\u003c\/strong\u003e has published articles on L.T. Meade, nineteenth-century women writers, Victorian girls' books and magazines, eighteenth-century juvenile periodicals, and children's literature. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 312\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 18, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42167400202375,"sku":"9781554811489","price":41.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/3654ed8e5049987f60947f8374c76f0d.webp?v=1733327380","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-sorceress-of-the-strand-and-other-stories-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}