Respectability, Bankruptcy and Bigamy in Late Nineteenth And Early - Twentieth Century Britai

Respectability, Bankruptcy and Bigamy in Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth-Century Britain explores the vexed question of middle-class respectability in Victorian and Edwardian Britain.

List of contents

Introduction / A Secure Upbringing / A City Partnership / A Good Marriage / A Fading Career / A Failing Marriage / Family Feuds / Bankruptcy / Bigamy / Belligerence / Aftermath / Conclusions

About the author

John Benson is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Wolverhampton. He has written widely on modern British history, has held visiting positions in Canada and Japan, and has spoken on his work in Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand and the United States of America.

Summary

Respectability, Bankruptcy and Bigamy in Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth-Century Britain explores the vexed question of middle-class respectability in Victorian and Edwardian Britain.

Product details

• Authors: John Benson, John (University of Wolverhampton Benson
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.05.2024
• EAN: 9780367766863
• ISBN: 978-0-367-76686-3
• No. of pages: 136
• Series: Routledge Studies in Modern British History
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Biography: general, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General