Framing and Shaming Harriet Vane: Toxic Justice in Dorothy L. Sayers’ Strong Poison

Beyer, Charlotte ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2701-5443 (2026) Framing and Shaming Harriet Vane: Toxic Justice in Dorothy L. Sayers’ Strong Poison. Clues: A Journal of Detection. (In Press)

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Abstract

This article examines Dorothy L. Sayers’ Strong Poison (1930), focusing specifically on the novel’s critique of justice for women under patriarchy. Representations of justice and its subversion are analyzed, focusing on the gender coding of crime, gaslighting, and sexual shaming, producing a fresh feminist reading of this canonical novel.

Item Type:	Article
Article Type:	Article
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Subjects:	P Language and Literature > PR English literature P Language and Literature > PR English literature > PR111 Women authors P Language and Literature > PR English literature > PR401 Modern > PR471 20th century
Divisions:	Schools and Research Institutes > School of Arts, Culture and Environment
Depositing User:	Charlotte Beyer
Date Deposited:	13 Aug 2026 07:46
Last Modified:	13 Aug 2026 09:30
URI:	https://eprints.glos.ac.uk/id/eprint/16459

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