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Gambling in the Nineteenth-Century English Novel

Download or Read eBook Gambling in the Nineteenth-Century English Novel PDF written by Michael Flavin and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Gambling in the Nineteenth-Century English Novel
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Publisher : Liverpool University Press
Total Pages : 263
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ISBN-10 : 9781837641727
ISBN-13 : 1837641722
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Book Synopsis Gambling in the Nineteenth-Century English Novel by : Michael Flavin

Book excerpt: This text explores the theme of gambling in a range of 19th-century English novels. It examines the representation of gambling in the novels, the role that gambling played in the lives of the novelists, and gambling in the novels within the context of the development of Victorian society.


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