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

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Michie, Elsie B. (Elsie Browning), 1948-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2011.
Subjects:	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.

Table of 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.