Cambridge, UK ; Cambridge University Press, 2001.New York : Cambridge University Press, 2001.
Physical Description:
xvii, 282 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Collection:
Reference Library
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
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Classification:
Books
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 260-275) and index.
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: List of illustrations page x -- Preface xiii -- Acknowledgments xvii -- I House and home: the parlour in context I -- 2. "Sweet ordering, arrangement, and decision": -- decorating the parlour 36 -- 3. An empire of things:objects in the parlour 105 -- 4. "Intimate glimpses of home": representations of -- the parlour 202 -- Afterword 233 -- Notes 236 -- Bibliography 260 -- Index 276.
Subject Terms:
English literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism. | Home in literature. | Literature and society -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century. | House furnishings -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century. | Living rooms -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century. | Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century. | Domestic fiction, English -- History and criticism. | House furnishings in literature.