John Halifax, GentlemanThis 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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... Oastler, “Yorkshire Slavery” (1831—32) ' 516 c. from Parliamentary Papers, volume 20 (1833) ° 518 5. From Peter Gaskell, The Manufacturing Population ofEngland(1833) ' 519 6. '7. Appendix C: Women's Roles inVictorian England ' 1. Contents.
... Women's Roles inVictorian England ' 1. LA Appendix D: Reviews ° I. 2. . From John Ruskin, Sesame and Lilies (1865) ... Women ofEngland, Their Social Duties and Domestic Habits (1839) ' 527 . From Dinah Mulock Craik, A Woman's Thoughts ...
... women and arguing that forVictorians, including Craik, an unmarried woman was “freakish” and an “abnormality,” a “crippled looker—on at other people's happy marriages and lives, permanently disbarred from such joy.”2 Since Fletcher ...
... women.” Today, after Freud, we find it difficult when reading this passage to distinguish between close male friend— ship and homosexuality. But as Jeffrey Richards explains, for Victorians the passage would have carried very different ...
... women's right of inheri— tance, parental responsibilities, and the building of an enduring marriage in which both partners participate in the day to day activi— ties. Also included in the narrative is a paradigm on proper social ...
Contents
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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 |