Sexual Violence in History: A Bibliography

compiled by Stefan Blaschke

Introduction

+ Aims & Scope

+ Structure

+ History


Announcements

+ Updates

+ Calls for Papers

+ New Lectures

+ New Publications


Alphabetical Index

+ Author Index

+ Speaker Index


Chronological Index

+ Ancient History

+ Medieval History

+ Modern History


Geographical Index

+ African History

+ American History

+ Asian History

+ European History

+ Oceanian History


Topical Index

+ Prosecution

+ Cases

+ Types

+ Offenders

+ Victims

+ Society

+ Research

+ Representations


Resources

+ Institutions

+ Literature Search

+ Research

Start: Topical Index: Representations: Literary Texts: 21st Century:

Representations: Literary Texts:
WILKIE COLLINS

G e n e r a l   I n f o r m a t i o n

»Sarah Ann Waters OBE (born 21 July 1966) is a Welsh novelist. She is best known for her novels set in Victorian society and featuring lesbian protagonists, such as Tipping the Velvet and Fingersmith.« (Extract from: Wikipedia)


Fingersmith

I n f o r m a t i o n

»Fingersmith is a 2002 historical crime novel set in Victorian-era Britain by Sarah Waters.« (Extract from: Wikipedia)


K e y w o r d s

I. Chronological Index: Modern History: 19th Century, 21st Century

II. Geographical Index: European History: English History

III. Topical Index: Types: General: Sexual Assault


B i b l i o g r a p h y

I. Author Index

[Info] Delyfer, Catherine. »The Palpable Legacy of Mid-Victorian Sensation Fiction: Sarah Waters’s Fingersmith (2002) and its Dialogue with Wilkie Collins’s The Woman in White (1860).« Cahiers victoriens et édouardiens No. 101 (2025).

[Info] Jajszczok, Justyna. »Infectious Corruption: Sexual Violence in Wilkie Collins’ The Woman in White and Sarah Waters’ FingersmithErotic Discourses in History, Culture and the Arts. Edited by Aleksandra Musiał-Pudełko et al. New York 2026: 26-36.

II. Speaker Index

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