The vulgar question of money : heiresses, materialism, and the novel of manners from Jane Austen to Henry James
Type
Book
Authors
Category
Main Collection post-1900
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Publication Year
2011
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Subject
English fiction-19th century-History and criticism;Material culture in literature;Money in literature;Material culture-Great Britain-History-19th century;Great Britain-Social life and customs-19th century
Description
(SBN) 9781421401867 (cased)||(BIB) Bibliography: p. [277]-292. - Includes index.||(CON) Social distinction in Jane Austen -- Frances Trollope and the problem of appetite -- Anthony Trollope's "subtle materialism" -- Beyond sentimental ethics: Margaret Oliphant, John Stuart Mill, and the emergence of the professional ideal -- "A new version of the old story": Henry James and the end(s) of the marriage plot.
Biblio Notes
xvi, 303 p. ; 24 cm.
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1