White Magic, Black Humour: Ella D’Arcy’s Narrative Strategies

Of the New Woman writers who wrote humour, Ella D’Arcy is one of the more elusive. Her humorous writing takes the form of satire which depends on a double reading. A straightforward reading of her stories sympathizes with her male protagonists engaging in unsuitable romances and bad marriages. A res...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Heather Marcovitch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Presses Universitaires de la Méditerranée 2022-10-01
Series:Cahiers Victoriens et Edouardiens
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/cve/11663