American claimants : the transatlantic romance, c. 1820-1920 /
This volume identifies a transatlantic literary form, the American Claimant narrative. The book traces the origins of the American claimant back to lost-heir romance, and then demonstrates its importance and pervasiveness in the nineteenth century.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford, United Kingdom :
Oxford University Press,
2020.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This volume identifies a transatlantic literary form, the American Claimant narrative. The book traces the origins of the American claimant back to lost-heir romance, and then demonstrates its importance and pervasiveness in the nineteenth century. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 276 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780192540614 0192540610 9780192540607 0192540602 9780191894695 0191894699 |