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Frank, Cathrine O.

Law, literature, and the transmission of culture in England, 1837-1925 [electronic resource] / Cathrine O. Frank. - Burlington, Vt. : Ashgate, 2010. - 249 p.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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 pr�es, fiction, and the limits of intention; Fictions of justice: testamentary intention and the illegitimate heir.


Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2010.
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Subjects--Topical Terms:
English fiction--History and criticism.--19th century
English fiction--History and criticism.--20th century
Law and literature--History.--Great Britain
Wills--History.--Great Britain
Wills in literature.
Inheritance and succession in literature.
Inheritance and succession--History.--Great Britain

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Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: PR878.L43 / F73 2010eb

Dewey Class. No.: 823/.8093554