{"product_id":"promises-broken-ginger-s-frost-9780813916101","title":"Promises Broken: Courtship, Class, and Gender in Victorian England","description":"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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ginger S. Frost\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0813916100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813916101\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Virginia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/07\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.27h x 6.36w x 0.98d","brand":"Ginger S. Frost","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45180142911743,"sku":"9780813916101","price":59.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3231f8dd-a640-48bc-8eec-aa5a871452b8.jpg?v=1712897587","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/promises-broken-ginger-s-frost-9780813916101","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}