Unpunished

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

• ISBN13: 9781558611856
• ISBN10: 1558611851
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-09-01
• 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
A Note on the Text
"Extra! Extra!"	p. 3
Sufficient Murder	p. 16
Search and Inquiry	p. 27
A Council of War	p. 40
Nectar for Newspapers	p. 48
An Inside View	p. 60
The Record	p. 70
The Will and My Sister	p. 80
The Ear of Dionysus	p. 92
The Screw	p. 103
Various Efforts	p. 113
An Informer	p. 127
The Inquest	p. 142
Further Information	p. 153
The Inquest Continued	p. 167
Further Developments	p. 179
A Final Verdict	p. 194
Textual Notes	p. 209
Afterword	p. 213
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