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Book SynopsisTaking his title from the catch-phrase of the eponymous hero of the 1825 play Paul Pry, a huge success in London, New York, and around the English-speaking world, David Vincent explores the worlds of privacy and celebrity in nineteenth-century Britain, examining debates about mass communication and state surveillance that link to today's concerns.
Trade ReviewIn its analysis of popular theatre, print culture, and satire this is an impressive volume. * Antony Taylor, Neue Politische Literatur *
[A] fascinating double-history of nineteenth-century privacy and popular drama ... Meticulously researched and eloquently written ... Vincent's spirited curiosity and vigorous research into the extraordinarily buoyant, mottled afterlife of Pry signals his own full respect for the subject of his investigations. * Peter W. Sinnema, Victorian Studies *
Table of ContentsPART ONE: INTRODUCTION; PART TWO: THE PERFORMANCE OF PAUL PRY; PART THREE: THE DILEMMAS OF PRIVACY; PART FOUR: CONCLUSION
