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Michie's fresh reading of the marriage plot, and the choice between two women at its heart, shows it to be as much about politics and economics as it is about personal choice.

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"An excellent book, one that will be eagerly read and regularly cited as an original, authoritative study of a major issue in nineteenth-century literature and culture." (John Kucich, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey)"

Table of Contents

Preface: Vulgarity, Wealth, and Gender
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Rich Woman / Poor Woman: An Anthropology of the Nineteenth-Century Marriage Plot
1. Social Distinction in Jane Austen
2. Frances Trollope and the Problem of Appetite
3. Anthony Trollope's "Subtle Materialism"
4. Margaret Oliphant and the Professional Ideal
5. Henry James and the End(s) of the Marriage Plot
Afterword From Pemberley to Manderley
Notes
Bibliography
Index

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      Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
      Publication Date: 10/11/2011
      ISBN13: 9781421401867, 978-1421401867
      ISBN10: 142140186X
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      Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 Literature: history and criticism

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Michie's fresh reading of the marriage plot, and the choice between two women at its heart, shows it to be as much about politics and economics as it is about personal choice.

      Trade Review
      "An excellent book, one that will be eagerly read and regularly cited as an original, authoritative study of a major issue in nineteenth-century literature and culture." (John Kucich, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey)"

      Table of Contents

      Preface: Vulgarity, Wealth, and Gender
      Acknowledgments
      Introduction: Rich Woman / Poor Woman: An Anthropology of the Nineteenth-Century Marriage Plot
      1. Social Distinction in Jane Austen
      2. Frances Trollope and the Problem of Appetite
      3. Anthony Trollope's "Subtle Materialism"
      4. Margaret Oliphant and the Professional Ideal
      5. Henry James and the End(s) of the Marriage Plot
      Afterword From Pemberley to Manderley
      Notes
      Bibliography
      Index

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