Promises Broken: Courtship, Class, and Gender in Victorian England by Frost, Ginger S.

Promises Broken: Courtship, Class, and Gender in Victorian England (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780813916101)

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Promises Broken: Courtship, Class, and Gender in Victorian England by Frost, Ginger S.

Promises Broken: Courtship, Class, and Gender in Victorian England

$59.50
Promises Broken: Courtship, Class, and Gender in Victorian England by Frost, Ginger S.

Promises Broken: Courtship, Class, and Gender in Victorian England

$59.50
Format: Hardcover
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In the nineteenth century, a woman who could prove a man had broken his promise to marry her was legally entitled to compensation for damages. Bridging the gap between history and literature, Ginger S. Frost offers an in-depth examination of these breaches of promise and compares actual with fictional cases. Althought the most important factor in determining the outcome of such trials was gender, class was also vital in assessing the suitability of mates. Promises Broken highlights the courtship practices of lower- and middle- class Victorians, a group much neglected in previous scholarship.

Author: Ginger S. Frost
ISBN-10: 0813916100
ISBN-13: 9780813916101
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Language: English
Published: 11/07/1995
Pages: 260
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.45lbs
Size: 9.27h x 6.36w x 0.98d
By Ginger S. Frost
By Ginger S. Frost
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Ginger S. Frost is Assistant Professor of History at Judson College.

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