John Halifax, GentlemanBroadview Press, 26 հոկ, 2005 թ. - 585 էջ This 1856 novel, one of the most beloved of the Victorian period, follows the life, from childhood to death, of an orphaned boy who grows to become a wealthy and powerful leader in his community. The young John Halifax is taken in by Abel Fletcher, a Quaker tanner, and forms a close friendship with Fletcher’s son, Phineas. Through hard work and integrity, John overcomes obstacles to find domestic happiness and material success. His achievements symbolize those of England in the early nineteenth century, and this novel captures the ambition and ebullient optimism of the growing Victorian middle class. This Broadview edition includes a critical introduction and full annotation; the idea of the “gentleman” in Victorian culture, labour unrest in the early nineteenth century, and women’s roles in Victorian England are explored in the broad selection of contextual documents. |
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... first to vaccinate his chil— dren against smallpox, and he helps prevent a bank closure by lending funds to the local banker. Halifax is also one of the first woolen manu— facturers to introduce steam into his mill and, because he ...
... first volunteers to see Fletcher home to his efforts to save the Fletcher mill and home from rioters to the beginnings of his mill, Halifax is shown building upon the oppor— tunities presented. But never is the point made more clearly ...
... first meets Phineas Fletcher, one of the first things he does is show Fletcher a Greek and English Testament inscribed “Guy Halifax, gentleman.” The testament was his father's and suggests that despite his fallen economic state ...
... first children's books, then, after she had saved some money and begun building a reputation, novels. When Ben turned twenty, in 1850, and came into his inheritance, he moved to Australia. At this point Craik decided to share a flat ...
... first of a long list ofVictorian novels dealing with self—made or would—be gentlemen, including William Thackeray's Vanity Fair (1847—48), Elizabeth Gaskell's North and South (1855), Anthony Trollope's Doctor Thorne (1858), Charles ...
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The Idea of the Gentleman in Victorian Culture | 499 |
Working Conditions and Labor Unrest in the Early Nineteenth Century | 509 |
Womens Roles in Victorian England | 525 |
Reviews | 537 |
Religious Issues | 553 |
Fictional Conterpoints | 566 |
Table of Dates of Relevant Events and Legislation | 579 |
Select Bibliography | 580 |