The vulgar question of money : heiresses, materialism, and the novel of manners from Jane Austen to Henry James

Publication Data

• Title The vulgar question of money : heiresses, materialism, and the novel of manners from Jane Austen to Henry James
• Author Elsie B. Michie
• Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press
• Publication date 2011
• Publication location Baltimore
• Language English

Contents

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.

Topics

• English fiction :: 19th century :: History and criticism
• Material culture in literature
• Money in literature
• Material culture :: Great Britain :: History :: 19th century
• Great Britain :: Social life and customs :: 19th century
• Great Britain

The vulgar question of money : heiresses, materialism, and the novel of manners from Jane Austen to Henry James by Elsie B. Michie. ISBN 9781421401867. Published by Johns Hopkins University Press in 2011. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.