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The vulgar question of money : heiresses, materialism, and the novel of manners from Jane Austen to Henry James

Title
The vulgar question of money : heiresses, materialism, and the novel of manners from Jane Austen to Henry James / Elsie B. Michie.
Author
Michie, Elsie B. (Elsie Browning), 1948-
Publication
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2011.

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Description
xvi, 303 p.; 24 cm.
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
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.
Call Number
JFE 11-3566
ISBN
  • 9781421401867 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 142140186X (hardcover : alk. paper)
LCCN
2010050251
OCLC
YBP 2010050251
Author
Michie, Elsie B. (Elsie Browning), 1948-
Title
The vulgar question of money : heiresses, materialism, and the novel of manners from Jane Austen to Henry James / Elsie B. Michie.
Imprint
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2011.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Research Call Number
JFE 11-3566
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