Law, literature, and the transmission of culture in England, 1837-1925

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Huvudupphovsman: Frank, Cathrine O.
Institutionell upphovsman: ebrary, Inc
Materialtyp: Elektronisk E-bok
Språk:engelska
Publicerad: Burlington, Vt. : Ashgate, 2010.
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Innehållsförteckning:
  • Part I: Writing the will. Writing the will: Victorian testators and legal culture; Writing the novel: Victorian testators and literary culture
  • Part II: Proving the will. Victorian daughters and the burden of inheritance; Edwardian sons and the burden of inheritance redux
  • Part III: Contesting the will. Broken trusts: cy près, fiction, and the limits of intention; Fictions of justice: testamentary intention and the illegitimate heir.