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Author:

Frost, Ginger Suzanne, 1962-

Title:

Promises broken : courtship, class, and gender in Victorian England / Ginger S. Frost.

Publisher:

University Press of Virginia,

Copyright Date:

1995

Description:

ix, 241 p. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Breach of promise--Great Britain--History--19th century.
Man-woman relationships--England--History--19th century.
Courtship--England--History--19th century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-222) and index.

Contents:

Introduction: the myth of breach of promise -- The legal history of breach of promise -- The court as public theatre -- Gender roles -- Courtships and weddings -- Broken engagements in Victorian England -- Four case studies, 1846-1916 -- Elite men debate -- Elite women debate -- Conclusion: the end of breach of promise?

Series:

Victorian literature and culture series

ISBN:

9780813916101
0813916100 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)32238926

LCCN:

95007637

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)