The Sorceress of the Strand explained

The Sorceress of the Strand, written by L. T. Meade and co-written by Robert Eustace,^[1] is a collection of periodical mystery stories that appeared in The Strand magazine from 1893 to 1903.^[2] These stories are crime fiction, similar to the stories of Sherlock Holmes which also appeared in The Strand.^[3] They feature the criminal genius villain, Madame Sara, and tell stories of medical mysteries, dangerous criminal women, and explored themes related to gender and consumerism.^{[4] [5]} Elizabeth Carolyn Miller argued that the character of Madame Sara was inspired by the real life Victorian criminal Madame Rachel.^[6]

An edited collection of these stories was published by Broadview Press in 2016.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Sorceress of the Strand. . 2023-05-25 . digital.library.upenn.edu.
2. Book: Harrington, Ellen Burton . Scribbling Women & the Short Story Form: Approaches by American & British Women Writers . 2008 . Peter Lang . 978-1-4331-0077-2 . 60–74 . en.
3. Halloran . Jennifer A. . 2002-03-22 . The ideology behind The Sorceress of the Strand: gender, race, and criminal witchcraft . English Literature in Transition 1880-1920 . English . 45 . 2 . 176–195.
4. Web site: The Sorceress of the Strand and Other Stories . 2023-05-25 . Broadview Press . en.
5. Valine . Amy . 2022 . Image, Consumerism, and the New Woman: Gordon Browne's Illustrations for The Sorceress of the Strand . Victorian Periodicals Review . 55 . 1 . 72–99 . 10.1353/vpr.2022.0003 . 254019429 . 1712-526X.
6. Miller . Elizabeth Carolyn . "SHREWD WOMEN OF BUSINESS": MADAME RACHEL, VICTORIAN CONSUMERISM, AND L. T. MEAde's THE SORCERESS OF THE STRAND . March 2006 . Victorian Literature and Culture . en . 34 . 1 . 311–332 . 10.1017/S1060150306051175 . 163139655 . 1470-1553.
7. Scott . Shannon . 2016 . Review of The Sorceress of the Strand and Other Stories . Victorian Periodicals Review . 49 . 3 . 518–522 . 26166532 . 0709-4698.