1930s Quote by Elizabeth Wein

“Either the woman was incredibly malleable and naive—or she may have been open to enticement, no matter what she told the authorities. Hers is…

— Gaiutra Bahadur

“The feminist in her railed at her for turning all melty when the man had just insinuated he owned her. But her inner child…

— Gina L. Maxwell

“And in her underthings, no less!" Murder was less scandalous than my corset and pantalettes. She sniffed. "Like mother, like daughter.”

— Alyxandra Harvey

“There are criminals everywhere these days, you know. One might end up missing the police! Who would have thought that possible?” The Maid The…

— Steen Langstrup

“Lady Constance swept into the room as giddy and foolish as ever. To look at her, you would think that nothing unpleasant had ever…

— Maryrose Wood

“Her peculiarities must not be punished.”

— Johanna Spyri

“Like a good detective story myself. Lots of nonsense written, though. Criminal discovered in last Chapter. Everyone dumbfounded. Real crime - you'd know at…

— Agatha Christie

“Keep your eyes down and don't speak unless you're spoken to were the only two rules a servant had to follow, and those just…

— Danielle Bennett

“Whenever the cadaverous Home Office security supervisor became involved in their affairs, babies cried, women cowered, innocence was punished and blame was wrongly apportioned.”

— Christopher Fowler

“Never violate a woman, nor harm a child. Do not lie, cheat, or steal. These things are for lesser men. Protect the weak against…

— David Gemmell

“There is a germ of revolt lying in the spirit of inquiry and critical curiosity.”

— André Gide

“Britannia, that unfortunate female, is always before me, like a trussed fowl; skewered through and through with office-pens, and bound hand and foot with…

— Charles Dickens