Michie, Elsie B. 1948-

The vulgar question of money : heiresses, materialism, and the novel of manners from Jane Austen to Henry James / Elsie B. Michie. - Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2011. - xvi, 303 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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English fiction--History and criticism.--19th century
Material culture in literature.
Money in literature.
Material culture--History--Great Britain--19th century.


Great Britain--Social life and customs--19th century.

PR878.M38 / M53 2011

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