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

ISBN: 0813929342

ISBN13: 9780813929347

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

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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...

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