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I hope I don't intrude : privacy and its dilemmas in nineteenth-century Britain /

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'I Hope I Don't Intrude' takes its title from the catch-phrase of the eponymous hero of the 1825 play Paul Pry, which was an immense success on the London stage and then rapidly in New York and around the English-speaking world. It tackles the complex, multi-faceted subject of privacy...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Vincent, David, 1949- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Poole, John, > 1786?-1872. > Paul Pry.
English drama > 19th century > History and criticism.
Privacy > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Privacy in literature.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Enter Pry
  • The general truth of the delineation
  • The performance of Paul Pry
  • The moderate C.
  • The Paul Pry industry
  • The dynamics of the market
  • The dilemmas of privacy
  • The spirit of inquiry
  • Intrusion
  • Virtual privacy
  • Conclusion
  • Comedy and error.