More than one hundred years after being written, Great Expectations is still one of the most widely studied works of fiction. This casebook of historical documents, collateral readings and essays brings to life both Dickens' masterpiece and the...
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More than one hundred years after being written, Great Expectations is still one of the most widely studied works of fiction. This casebook of historical documents, collateral readings and essays brings to life both Dickens' masterpiece and the social issues surrounding his work. The interdisciplinary approach offers students insight into the historically significant issues, such as child welfare, that ignited Dickens' creative and moral sensibilities. Newlin has unearthed significant documentation on the dilemma of Victorian women, supplying original social commentary such as Mary Wollstonecr
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Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. A Literary Analysis of Great Expectations; 2. What Was a ""Gentleman"" in the Early Nineteenth Century?; 3. Estella and Biddy: The Dilemma of Victorian Women; 4. Apprenticeship and the Blacksmith; 5. Crime and Punishment in Great Expectations; 6. The Hulks and Penal Transportation; 7. Australia: Making a Fortune in the Outback; 8. The Bow Street Police; 9. English Private Theaters in the Early Nineteenth Century; 10. The Marsh Country and the River; Index
