Women, Literature and Finance in Victorian Britain: Cultures of Investment

by Nancy Henry

Book Overview

Women, Literature and Finance in Victorian Britain: Cultures of Investment defines the cultures that emerged in response to the democratization of the stock market in nineteenth-century Britain when investing provided access to financial independence for women. Victorian novels represent those economic networks in realistic detail and are preoccupied with the intertwined economic and affective lives of characters. Analyzing evidence...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030068366
• ISBN13: 9783030068363
• Release Date: December 2018
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.3"