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ROUTLEDGE LIBRARY EDITIONS: WOMEN AND WRITING Volume 2 PROTEST AND REFORM PROTEST AND REFORM The British Social Narrative by Women 1827–1867 JOSEPH KESTNER First published in 1985 by The University of Wisconsin Press and in Great Britain by Methuen & Co. Ltd This edition first published in 2022 by Routledge 4 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN and by Routledge 605 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10158 Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business © 1985 The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Trademark notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library ISBN: 978-1-032-26345-8 (Set) ISBN: 978-1-032-31489-1 (Volume 2) (hbk) ISBN: 978-1-032-31493-8 (Volume 2) (pbk) ISBN: 978-1-003-31001-3 (Volume 2) (ebk) DOI: 10.4324/9781003310013 Publisher’s Note The publisher has gone to great lengths to ensure the quality of this reprint but points out that some imperfections in the original copies may be apparent. Disclaimer The publisher has made every effort to trace copyright holders and would welcome correspondence from those they have been unable to trace. Joseph Kestner Protest and Reform The British Social Narrative by Women 1827-1867 Methuen First published in Great Britain in 1985 by Methuen & Co. Ltd 11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE Published in the United States of America by The University of Wisconsin Press © 1985 The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System Printed in the United States of America All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilized in any form or by any electronic, mechanical or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writ- ing from the publishers. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Kestner, Joseph Protest and reform: the British social narrative by women, 1827-1867. 1. English fiction — Women authors — History and criticism 2. English fiction —19th century — History and criticism 3. England in literature I. Title 823'.8'09355 PR868.W62 ISBN 0-416-39410-8 For Anna Contents Acknowledgments ix 1 The Social Narrative 3 2 The Early Decades 22 3 The Eighteen Forties 67 4 The Eighteen Fifties 142 5 The Achievement 193 Bibliography 217 Index 233 vii
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