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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... hear the clatter of voices, and of not unwelcome dinner sounds, I wondered how he felt it. Just at this moment another head came to the window, a some— what older child;I had met her with the rest; she was only a visitor. She looked at ...
... hear again his pleasant Cornish accent. “How strong you are!” said I sighing, when, with a sudden pull, he had saved me from being overturned by a horseman riding past young Mr. Brithwood ofthe Mythe House, who never cared where he ...
... hear strangers speak about my mother.” I asked his pardon. It was plain he had loved and mourned her; and that circumstances had smothered down his quick boyish feel— ings into a man's tenacity of betraying where he had loved and ...
... so as not to hurt me but the trem— ble in his voice was as tender as any woman's—tenderer than any woman's I ever was used to hear.I put my arms round his neck; he lifted me safely and carefully, and set me at my JOHN HALIFAX, GENTLEMAN.
... hear of him?” “No.” “Come into the garden then”—for I caught another ominous vision ofJael in the doorway, and I did not want to vex my good old nurse; besides, unlike John, I was anything but brave. “You will hear the Abbey bells chime ...
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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 |