Charles Dickens’s female characters have often been criticised as being too meek, compliant and dutiful, or depicted as figures of fun as the novelist reinforced patriarchal Victorian stereotypes.
From the loyal Emma Micawber to the innocent…

Charles Dickens’s female characters have often been criticised as being too meek, compliant and dutiful, or depicted as figures of fun as the novelist reinforced patriarchal Victorian stereotypes.
From the loyal Emma Micawber to the innocent…