Postal Pleasures - Sex, Scandal, and Victorian Letters

Zusatztext richly evocative and captivating book ... Thomas's book is not only thoroughly informative; it is also elegant, engaging, and entertaining. Informationen zum Autor Kate Thomas is Associate Professor of English, Bryn Mawr College. Klappentext With readings of novels by Thomas Hardy, Anthony Trollope, Oscar Wilde, Bram Stoker, Henry James, and others, Postal Pleasures explores the relationship between illicit sex and the postal service in Victorian Britain. Zusammenfassung With readings of novels by Thomas Hardy, Anthony Trollope, Oscar Wilde, Bram Stoker, Henry James, and others, Postal Pleasures explores the relationship between illicit sex and the postal service in Victorian Britain.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Kate Thomas, Thomas Kate
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 29.12.2011
• EAN: 9780199730919
• ISBN: 978-0-19-973091-9
• Pagine: 304
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura / linguistica inglese; English, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Media & Communications, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 19th Century, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Postal & Telecommunications Industries