The Case of Lizzie Borden and Other Writings av Elizabeth Garver Jordan

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<p><i>The Case of Lizzie Borden and Other Writings </i>is the first work to collect Garver Jordan¿s fiction and journalism, much of which has been out of print for over a century.<br><br>Jordan began her career as a reporter, making her name as one of few female journalists to cover the Lizzie Borden murder trial for the <i>New York World </i>in 1893. Jordan¿s distinctive, narrative-driven coverage of the Borden and other high-profile murder cases brought her national visibility and she turned increasingly to fiction writing.<br><br>Drawing on her experiences as a true-crime reporter and newspaper editor, she published detective novels and short story collections such as <i>Tales of the City Room</i> that explored the fine line between women¿s criminality and crimes against women. Employing popular genre conventions as a means of dealing with women¿s issues, Jordan exposed gendered abuse in the workplace and the prevalence of sexual violence.<br><br><i>The Case of Lizzie Borden and Oth