An edition of Law, literature, and the transmission of culture in England, 1837-1925
(2010)
Law, literature, and the transmission of culture in England, 1837-1925
England's novel bequests
by Cathrine O. Frank
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Inheritance and succession in literature, Wills in literature, Wills, History and criticism, Inheritance and succession, English fiction, Law and literature, History, English fiction, history and criticism, 19th century, English fiction, history and criticism, 20th century, Wills, great britain, Roman anglais, Histoire et critique, Droit et littérature, Histoire, Testaments dans la littérature, Successions et héritages dans la littérature, Successions et héritages, LITERARY CRITICISM, European, English, Irish, Scottish, WelshPlaces
Great BritainTimes
20th century, 19th century
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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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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