

The Last of Jane Austen
Shirl Hendryx
London, 1869. Four very different Victorian women are drawn into the dark underground world of female boxing by the eccentric Professor Sharp.
Controlled by men and constrained by corsets, each finds an unexpected freedom in the boxing ring.
As their lives begin to intertwine, their journey takes us through grand drawing rooms, bustling theatres and rowdy Southwark pubs, where the women fight inequality as well as each other.
But with the final showdown approaching, only one can become the Lady Boxing Champion of the World.
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The Sweet Science Of Bruising is a British historical play written by Joy Wilkinson and published by Nick Hern Books (2019).
Digital editions available on Amazon Kindle, Apple Books (eISBN 9781788501156).
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