A Victorian poltergeist : les pétroleuses as the personification of Victorian fear / by Flannery La Grua.
This thesis explores use of the les pétroleuses myth by British newspapers during the long nineteenth century. Born out of the Paris Commune of 1871, les pétroleuses encapsulated bourgeoisie fears about women and the working class. When confronted with images of les pétroleuses and their purporte...
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