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Charity & condescension Victorian literature and the dilemmas of philanthropy

Title
Charity & condescension [electronic resource] : Victorian literature and the dilemmas of philanthropy / Daniel Siegel.
Author
Siegel, Daniel, 1972-
Publication
Athens : Ohio University Press, c2012.

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Description
1 online resource (x, 209 p.) : ill.
Uniform Title
Charity & condescension (Online)
Alternative Title
  • Charity & condescension (Online)
  • Charity and condescension
Subject
  • English fiction > 19th century > History and criticism
  • Charity in literature
  • Social values in literature
  • Literature and society > England > History > 19th century
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-203) and index.
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  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
Introduction: charity and condescension -- Help wanting: the exhaustion of a Dickensian ideal -- Preacher's vigil, landlord's watch: charity by the clock in Adam Bede -- Why settle? Samuel Barnett, Octavia Hill, and the London slums -- Tennyson's Salvation army -- Epilogue.
LCCN
2011053349
OCLC
ssj0000676173
Author
Siegel, Daniel, 1972-
Title
Charity & condescension [electronic resource] : Victorian literature and the dilemmas of philanthropy / Daniel Siegel.
Imprint
Athens : Ohio University Press, c2012.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-203) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available onsite at NYPL
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