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Great Expectations by Charles Dickens is an early exploration of ‘romance fraud’

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens is an early exploration of ‘romance fraud’

Although romance fraud is a 21st-century term, through the character of Havisham, Dickens clearly demonstrated its often-devastating effects.

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Arthur Conan Doyle explored men’s mental health through his Sherlock Holmes stories

Many of Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes stories examine male characters facing emotional catastrophe, betrayal and moral dilemmas.

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