Promises Broken: Courtship, Class, and Gender in Victorian England
In the nineteenth century, a woman who could prove a man had broken his promise to marry her was legally entitled to compensation for damages. Bridging the gap between history and literature, Ginger S. Frost offers an in-depth examination of these breaches of promise and compares actual with fictional cases. Althought the most important factor in determining the outcome of such trials was gender, class was also vital in assessing the suitability of mates. Promises Broken highlights the courtship practices of lower- and middle- class Victorians, a group much neglected in previous scholarship.

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Promises Broken: Courtship, Class, and Gender in Victorian England
In the nineteenth century, a woman who could prove a man had broken his promise to marry her was legally entitled to compensation for damages. Bridging the gap between history and literature, Ginger S. Frost offers an in-depth examination of these breaches of promise and compares actual with fictional cases. Althought the most important factor in determining the outcome of such trials was gender, class was also vital in assessing the suitability of mates. Promises Broken highlights the courtship practices of lower- and middle- class Victorians, a group much neglected in previous scholarship.

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Promises Broken: Courtship, Class, and Gender in Victorian England

Promises Broken: Courtship, Class, and Gender in Victorian England

by Ginger S. Frost
Promises Broken: Courtship, Class, and Gender in Victorian England

Promises Broken: Courtship, Class, and Gender in Victorian England

by Ginger S. Frost

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In the nineteenth century, a woman who could prove a man had broken his promise to marry her was legally entitled to compensation for damages. Bridging the gap between history and literature, Ginger S. Frost offers an in-depth examination of these breaches of promise and compares actual with fictional cases. Althought the most important factor in determining the outcome of such trials was gender, class was also vital in assessing the suitability of mates. Promises Broken highlights the courtship practices of lower- and middle- class Victorians, a group much neglected in previous scholarship.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780813929347
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Publication date: 06/04/2015
Series: Victorian Literature and Culture Series
Pages: 260
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.25(d)
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

Ginger S. Frost is Assistant Professor of History at Judson College.

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