Law, literature, and the transmission of culture in England, 1837-1925 [electronic resource] / Cathrine O. Frank.
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TextPublication details: Burlington, Vt. : Ashgate, 2010.Description: 249 pSubject(s): - English fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism
- English fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism
- Law and literature -- Great Britain -- History
- Wills -- Great Britain -- History
- Wills in literature
- Inheritance and succession in literature
- Inheritance and succession -- Great Britain -- History
- 823/.8093554 22
- PR878.L43 F73 2010
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| Ebook | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Online | eBook (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I: Writing the will. Writing the will: Victorian testators and legal culture; Writing the novel: Victorian testators and literary culture -- Part II: Proving the will. Victorian daughters and the burden of inheritance; Edwardian sons and the burden of inheritance redux -- Part III: Contesting the will. Broken trusts: cy près, fiction, and the limits of intention; Fictions of justice: testamentary intention and the illegitimate heir.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.