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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... andVictorian Society,” Manliness and Morality: MiddleeClass Masculinity in Britain andAmerica, 1800*1940. (NY: St. Martin's Press, 1987) 92*122. completes the idealization of Halifax's character: he is strong, earnest,. 20 INTRODUCTION.
... strong, earnest, moral, stoic and he is capable of spiritual as well as physical love. In john Halyrax, Gentleman, Craik created a narrative that encom— passes a blend of plots that goes far beyond the rise of a poor orphan to a Captain ...
... strong hand it was—rough— ened and browned with labor—though he was scarcely as old as I. What would I not have given to have been so stalwart and so tall! Sally called from her house door, “Wouldn't Master Phineas come in and sit by ...
... strong, I'm afraid?” “No.” Then he stood idly looking up at the opposite—the mayor's house—with its steps and portico, and its fourteen windows, one of which was open, and a cluster of little heads visible there. The mayor's children—I ...
... 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 galloped or whom he hurt—“So, tall and so strong ...
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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 |