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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... Smiles, SeK-Help (1859) ° 505 5. From [Iames Fitzjames] F. Stephen, “Gentlemen,” Cornhill Magazine (March 1862) ' 506 Appendix B: Working Conditions and Labor Unrest in the Early Nineteenth Century ° 509 1. From ].E. Taylor, The ...
... Smiles: “There is a dreadful ambition abroad for being 'genteel.' We keep up appearances, too often at the expense ... Smiles, SelfHelp (London:John Murray, 1859) 326. 3 AP. Stanley, The Life and Correspondence ofThomas Arnold, D.D.,Vol ...
... Smiles was arguing that “every man's first duty is, to improve, to educate, and elevate himself ”2 and that it was character not material success that made a gentleman: I Smiles, Self—Help, 86 2 Samuel Smiles, Thrift (LondonzJohn Murray ...
... Smiles reminds his readers, forVictorians, “home is the first and most important school of character. It is there that every human being receives his best moral training or his worst; for it is there that he imbibes those principles of ...
... smile went right to my heart. “Have you been up and down the country much?” “A great deal—these last three years; doing a hands turn, as best I Phineas Fletcher (1582*1650) was an English religious poet best known for “Purple Island ...
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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 |