Taking his title from the catch-phrase of the eponymous hero of the 1825 play Paul Pry, a huge success in London, New York, and around the English-speaking world, David Vincent explores the worlds of privacy and celebrity in nineteenth-century...
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Taking his title from the catch-phrase of the eponymous hero of the 1825 play Paul Pry, a huge success in London, New York, and around the English-speaking world, David Vincent explores the worlds of privacy and celebrity in nineteenth-century Britain, examining debates about mass communication and state surveillance that link to today's concerns. Cover -- I Hope I Don't Intrude: Privacy and its Dilemmas in nineteenth-century Britain -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Part One: Introduction -- 1: Enter Pry -- 2: The General Truth of the Delineation -- Part Two: The Performance of Paul Pry -- 3: The Moderate C. -- 4: The Paul Pry Industry -- 5: The Dynamics of the Market -- Part Three: The Dilemmas of Privacy -- 6: The Spirit of Inquiry -- 7: Intrusion -- 8: Virtual Privacy -- Part Four: Conclusion -- 9: Comedy and Error -- Notes -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4 -- Chapter 5 -- Chapter 6 -- Chapter 7 -- Chapter 8 -- Chapter 9 -- Bibliography -- Primary -- Secondary -- Index.
""Cover""; ""I Hope I Don't Intrude: Privacy and its Dilemmas in nineteenth-century Britain""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Contents""; ""List of Figures""; ""Part One: Introduction""; ""1: Enter Pry""; ""2: The General Truth of the Delineation""; ""Part Two: The Performance of Paul Pry""; ""3: The Moderate C.""; ""4: The Paul Pry Industry""; ""5: The Dynamics of the Market""; ""Part Three: The Dilemmas of Privacy""; ""6: The Spirit of Inquiry""; ""7: Intrusion""; ""8: Virtual Privacy""; ""Part Four: Conclusion""; ""9: Comedy and Error""; ""Notes""; ""Chapter 1""
