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Gambling in the Nineteenth-Century English Novel: A Leprosy is O´Er the Land
Michael Flavin
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Paperback. Explores the theme of gambling in a wide range of nineteenth-century English novels. This book also considers the significance of gambling in the novels within the wider context of the development of Victorian society. It is a useful reading for those interested in the development of English society and culture in the Victorian era. Num Pages: 264 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DB; DSBF; DSK; HBTB; JFFH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 392.
This book explores the theme of gambling in a wide range of nineteenth-century English novels. It examines the representation of gambling in the novels themselves and the role that gambling played in the lives of the individual novelists. It also considers the significance of gambling in the novels within the wider context of the development of Victorian society. Following an historical overview, the book comprises individual chapters on: Benjamin Disraeli, Charles Dickens, William Makepeace Thackeray, George Eliot, Thomas Hardy, Anthony Trollope and George Moore. Gambling in the Nineteenth-Century English Novel not only provides fresh readings of established texts within a ... Read more
This book explores the theme of gambling in a wide range of nineteenth-century English novels. It examines the representation of gambling in the novels themselves and the role that gambling played in the lives of the individual novelists. It also considers the significance of gambling in the novels within the wider context of the development of Victorian society. Following an historical overview, the book comprises individual chapters on: Benjamin Disraeli, Charles Dickens, William Makepeace Thackeray, George Eliot, Thomas Hardy, Anthony Trollope and George Moore. Gambling in the Nineteenth-Century English Novel not only provides fresh readings of established texts within a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845192112
SKU
V9781845192112
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About Michael Flavin
Michael Flavin is the author of Gambling in the Nineteenth-Century English Novel: A Leprosy is o'er the Land'. He has lectured at Canterbury Christ Church University College (19992001). He is currently Head of English at Rochester Independent College and lectures in nineteenth-century literature at the Open University.
Reviews for Gambling in the Nineteenth-Century English Novel: A Leprosy is O´Er the Land
In this clear and informative study, social history meets Literary Criticism & Linguistics in a concise and useful form. Recommended.
Choice Dr Flavins meticulous study of gambling in its various forms in Victorian fiction ranges from the novel to literary biography, social history, politics and popular science. Opening new and intriguing perspectives on the subject, Flavin reveals gambling and ... Read more
Choice Dr Flavins meticulous study of gambling in its various forms in Victorian fiction ranges from the novel to literary biography, social history, politics and popular science. Opening new and intriguing perspectives on the subject, Flavin reveals gambling and ... Read more