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.