Slammerkin

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"Slammerkin" is a historical novel by Emma Donoghue that follows a poor young woman's struggle for survival and autonomy in 18th-century Britain, exploring themes of class, gender, and desire.

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Slammerkin canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical novel ⓘ
novel ⓘ
author Emma Donoghue ⓘ
authorNationality Irish-Canadian ⓘ
basedOn real-life murder case of Mary Saunders ⓘ
containsCharacter Doll Higgins ⓘ
Mr. Jones ⓘ
Mrs. Jones ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Ireland ⓘ
genre bildungsroman ⓘ
feminist fiction ⓘ
historical fiction ⓘ
hasFormat audiobook ⓘ
ebook ⓘ
print ⓘ
hasISBN 9781860498802 ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryPeriod contemporary literature ⓘ
literaryStyle realist ⓘ
mainCharacter Mary Saunders ⓘ
narrativePerspective third-person ⓘ
notableFor depiction of 18th-century urban life ⓘ
exploration of women’s economic vulnerability ⓘ
protagonistGender female ⓘ
publicationYear 2000 ⓘ
publisher Harcourt ⓘ
Virago Press ⓘ
settingPlace London ⓘ
linked to: London, England

Monmouth ⓘ
settingTime 18th century ⓘ
targetAudience adult ⓘ
theme class ⓘ
female autonomy ⓘ
gender ⓘ
poverty ⓘ
prostitution ⓘ
sexual desire ⓘ
social mobility ⓘ
violence against women ⓘ
titleLanguage English ⓘ
titleMeaning slang term for a loose gown or slovenly woman ⓘ

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Emma Donoghue → notableWork → Slammerkin ⓘ
Emma Donoghue → wrote → Slammerkin ⓘ