<span><span><span style="font-style:italic;">The Rise and Fall of the Femme Fatale: From Gothic Ghosts to Victorian Vamps </span><span>explores the </span><span style="font-style:italic;">femme fatale</span><span>’s career</span><span style="font-style:italic;"> </span><span>in nineteenth-century British literature. It traces her evolution—and devolution—formally, historically, and ideologically through a selection of plays, poems, novels, and personal correspondence. Considering well-known fatal women alongside more obscure ones, </span><span style="font-style:italic;">The Rise and Fall of the Femme Fatale</span><span> sheds new light on emerging notions of gender, sexuality, and power throughout the long nineteenth century. By placing the fatal woman in a still developing literary and cultural narrative, this study examines how the </span><span style="font-style:italic;">femme fatale </span><span>adapts over time, reflecting popular tastes and socio-economic landscapes. </span></span><br /><span><span> </span></span><br /></span>