Women, crime, and character : from Moll Flanders to Tess of the d'Urbervilles / Nicola Lacey.

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008.

xiv, 164 pages ; 22 cm

'Don't go to murder my character': criminal responsibility in the age of Moll Flanders -- 'What is the use of a woman's will?': the demise of Moll in the age of sensibility -- 'The weaker half of the human family'?: responsibility, mind and morals in the age of Tess.

Includes bibliographical references and index.