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Promises Broken: Courtship, Class, and Gender in Victorian England - Victorian Literature and Culture Series Ginger S. Frost
Promises Broken: Courtship, Class, and Gender in Victorian England - Victorian Literature and Culture Series
Ginger S. Frost
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 Frost offers an in-depth examination of these breaches of promise and compares actual with fictional cases.
304 pages, black & white illustrations
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | November 7, 1995 |
| ISBN13 | 9780813916101 |
| Publishers | University of Virginia Press |
| Genre | Chronological Period > 19th Century |
| Pages | 260 |
| Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 25 mm · 657 g |
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