The Sorceress of the Strand, written by L. T. Meade and co-written by Robert Eustace,[1] is a collection of periodical mystery stories that appeared in The Strand magazine from 1893 to 1903.[2] These stories are crime fiction, similar to the stories of Sherlock Holmes which also appeared in The Strand.[3] They feature the criminal genius villain, Madame Sara, and tell stories of medical mysteries, dangerous criminal women, and explored themes related to gender and consumerism.[4][5] Elizabeth Carolyn Miller argued that the character of Madame Sara was inspired by the real life Victorian criminal Madame Rachel.[6]

An edited collection of these stories was published by Broadview Press in 2016.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "The Sorceress of the Strand". digital.library.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
  2. ↑ Harrington, Ellen Burton (2008). Scribbling Women & the Short Story Form: Approaches by American & British Women Writers. Peter Lang. pp. 60–74. ISBN 978-1-4331-0077-2.
  3. ↑ Halloran, Jennifer A. (2002-03-22). "The ideology behind The Sorceress of the Strand: gender, race, and criminal witchcraft". English Literature in Transition 1880-1920. 45 (2): 176–195.
  4. ↑ "The Sorceress of the Strand and Other Stories". Broadview Press. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
  5. ↑ Valine, Amy (2022). "Image, Consumerism, and the New Woman: Gordon Browne's Illustrations for The Sorceress of the Strand". Victorian Periodicals Review. 55 (1): 72–99. doi:10.1353/vpr.2022.0003. ISSN 1712-526X. S2CID 254019429.
  6. ↑ Miller, Elizabeth Carolyn (March 2006). ""SHREWD WOMEN OF BUSINESS": MADAME RACHEL, VICTORIAN CONSUMERISM, AND L. T. MEAde's THE SORCERESS OF THE STRAND". Victorian Literature and Culture. 34 (1): 311–332. doi:10.1017/S1060150306051175. ISSN 1470-1553. S2CID 163139655.
  7. ↑ Scott, Shannon (2016). "Review of The Sorceress of the Strand and Other Stories". Victorian Periodicals Review. 49 (3): 518–522. ISSN 0709-4698. JSTOR 26166532.



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