Unpunished

by Gilman, Charlotte Perkins; Golden, Catherine J.; Knight, Denise D.

• ISBN13: 9781558611702
• ISBN10: 1558611703
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1997-07-01
• Publisher: Feminist Pr

Summary

   Written in the late 1920s and never before published, this mystery by the author of such early feminist classics as The Yellow Wall-Paper is a major literary find. Gilman's first and only detective novel recounts the murder of a pernicious attorney who has been shot, stabbed, bludgeoned, strangled and poisoned. The husband-and-wife detective team present a model of true partnership, while the unfolding details of the case offer poignant evidence of the injustice that poor and powerless women can suffer at the hands of a brutal man. Gilman weaves her case for women's freedom and empowerment into a mystery rich in twists and turns, colorful characters, red herrings, suspense and wry humor.

Table of Contents

Editors' Acknowledgments	vii	(2)
A Note on the Text	ix
1. "Extra! Extra!"	3	(13)
2. Sufficient Murder	16	(11)
3. Search and Inquiry	27	(13)
4. A Council of War	40	(8)
5. Nectar for Newspapers	48	(12)
6. An Inside View	60	(10)
7. The Record	70	(10)
8. The Will and My Sister	80	(12)
9. The Ear of Dionysus	92	(11)
10. The Screw	103	(10)
11. Various Efforts	113	(4)
12. An Informer	127	(5)
13. The Inquest	142	(11)
14. Further Information	153	(14)
15. The Inquest Continued	167	(12)
16. Further Developments	179	(15)
17. A Final Verdict	194	(15)
Textual Notes	209	(4)
Afterword	213