Law, literature, and the transmission of culture in England, 1837-1925

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Frank, Cathrine O.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Burlington, Vt. : Ashgate, 2010.
Subjects:
English fiction > 19th century > History and criticism.
English fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.
Law and literature > Great Britain > History.
Wills > Great Britain > History.
Wills in literature.
Inheritance and succession in literature.
Inheritance and succession > Great Britain > History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Part I: Writing the will. Writing the will: Victorian testators and legal culture; Writing the novel: Victorian testators and literary culture
  • Part II: Proving the will. Victorian daughters and the burden of inheritance; Edwardian sons and the burden of inheritance redux
  • Part III: Contesting the will. Broken trusts: cy près, fiction, and the limits of intention; Fictions of justice: testamentary intention and the illegitimate heir.

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