John Halifax, GentlemanBroadview Press, 26. okt 2005 - 585 pages 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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... passing the love of 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 ...
... passed. “So here thee be—hast thou taken care of my son? Did he give thee thy groat, my lad?” We had neither of us once thought of the money. When I acknowledged this, my father laughed, called John an honest lad, and began searching in ...
... passing by our house— also, how keenly his doing so would pain me—the lad looked up. A beaming smile of surprise and pleasure, a friendly nod, then all at once his manner changed; he took off his cap, and bowed cere— moniously to his ...
... passed; almost everybody knew us, but few, even of our own neighbors, saluted us; we were Nonconformists and Quakers. I had never been in the town since the day I came through it with John Halifax. The season was much later now, but it.
... passed,John did not even see us. I asked my father, in a whisper, how he liked the boy. “What boy? Eh, him? Oh, well enough—there's no harm in him that I know of. Dost thee want him to wheel thee about the yard? Here, I say, lad—bless ...
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 |