Silver Fork Novels, 1826-1841, Vol. 4: The Victims of Society


Book Description

This collection, social satire known as the 'silver fork' or 'fashionable' novels, present a vivid picture of late-Regency society clinging to modes of behaviour which would become obsolete a few years into the future and mark an important point of transition to Victorian cultural values. By extending the availability of out-of-print texts the edition will stimulate further criticism and research.




Silver Fork Novels, 1826-1841 Vol 4


Book Description

The novels in this collection present a vivid picture of late-Regency society clinging to modes of behaviour which soon became obsolete and mark an important point of transition to Victorian cultural values.




Silver Fork Novels, 1826-1841 Vol 4


Book Description

The novels in this collection present a vivid picture of late-Regency society clinging to modes of behaviour which soon became obsolete and mark an important point of transition to Victorian cultural values.




Silver Fork Novels, 1826-1841


Book Description

The novels in this collection present a vivid picture of late-Regency society clinging to modes of behaviour which soon became obsolete and mark an important point of transition to Victorian cultural values.




Silver Fork Novels, 1826-1841 Vol 1


Book Description

The novels in this collection present a vivid picture of late-Regency society clinging to modes of behaviour which soon became obsolete and mark an important point of transition to Victorian cultural values.




Silver Fork Novels, 1826-1841


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Silver Fork Novels, 1826-1841 Vol 6


Book Description

The novels in this collection present a vivid picture of late-Regency society clinging to modes of behaviour which soon became obsolete and mark an important point of transition to Victorian cultural values.




British Literary Salons of the Late Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Centuries


Book Description

British salons, with guests such as Byron, Moore, and Thackeray, were veritable hothouses of political and cultural agitation. Using a number of sources - diaries, letters, silver-fork novels, satires, travel writing, Keepsakes, and imaginary conversations - Schmid paints a vivid picture of the British salon between the 1780s and the 1840s.




Silver Fork Novels, 1826-1841 Vol 1


Book Description

The novels in this collection present a vivid picture of late-Regency society clinging to modes of behaviour which soon became obsolete and mark an important point of transition to Victorian cultural values.




Silver Fork Novels, 1826-1841 Vol 2


Book Description

The novels in this collection present a vivid picture of late-Regency society clinging to modes of behaviour which soon became obsolete and mark an important point of transition to Victorian cultural values.