Scandal and Survival in Nineteenth-Century Scotland - The Life of Jane Cumming

Uncovers the life of Jane Cumming, who scandalized her contemporaries with tales of sexual deviancy but also defied cultural norms, standing up to male authority figures and showing resilience.

List of contents

Introduction: Placing Jane
Ante Jane
Educating Jane (1)
Educating Jane (2)
Jane and the Lords of the Law (1)
Jane and the Lords of the Law (2)
Jane and William Tulloch
Jane, Posthumously
Conclusion: Assessing Jane
Acknowledgments
Appendix A: Marianne Woods, Jane Pirie and Romantic Friendship
Appendix B: What Really Happened to Miss Marianne Woods and Miss Jane Pirie?
Appendix C: Corinna: A Ballad
Appendix D: Richard Rose's letter Written from the Manse of Kinnedar dated January 12, 1835
Appendix E: Jane's letter Written from the Dallas Manse dated 15 February 1836 to Sir William regarding wood stealing at Dallas
Works Cited

About the author

Frances B. Singh

Summary

Uncovers the life of Jane Cumming, who scandalized her contemporaries with tales of sexual deviancy but also defied cultural norms, standing up to male authority figures and showing resilience.

Product details

• Authors: Frances B Singh, Frances B. Singh, Frances B. (Author) Singh, Professsor Emerita Frances B. (Author) Singh
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.02.2020
• EAN: 9781580469555
• ISBN: 978-1-58046-955-5
• No. of pages: 356
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 21 mm
• Weight: 644 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology; Literatur: Geschichte und Kritik, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Georgian Era (1714-1837), History - General History, LITERARY CRITICISM / Subjects & Themes / Women