| Description |
viii, 248 pages : map ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-237) and index. |
| Summary |
Draws on contemporary conduct books, letters, diaries, journals, and newspapers to create insight into marriage in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. |
| Contents |
The advantage of choice -- The power of refusal -- An acquaintance formed in a public place -- White satin and lace veils --Where N takes M, for better, for worse -- Wedding journeys -- Scandal and gossip -- A contract of mutual agreeableness -- Domestic happiness overthrown -- The simple regimen of separate rooms -- The years of dangger -- An old maid at last. |
| Subject |
Austen, Jane, 1775-1817 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Austen, Jane, 1775-1817. |
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Criticism and interpretation. |
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Women and literature -- England -- History -- 19th century.
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Women and literature. |
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England. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
19th century |
| Subject |
Marriage in literature.
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Marriage in literature. |
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Women in literature.
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Women in literature. |
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Man-woman relationships in literature.
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Man-woman relationships in literature. |
| ISBN |
9781847252180 |
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1847252184 |
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