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THE NINETEENTH-CENTURY ENGLISH NOVEL This page intentionally left blank THE NINETEENTH-CENTURY ENGLISH NOVEL: FAMILY IDEOLOGY AND NARRATIVE FORM James F. Kilroy THENINETEENTH-CENTURYENGLISHNOVEL: FAMILYIDEOLOGYAND NARRATIVEFORM Copyright ©James F. Kilroy, 2007. Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2007 978-1-4039-7646-8 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any man- ner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. First published in 2007 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN™ 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010 and Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England RG21 6XS. Companies and representatives throughout the world. PALGRAVE MACMILLAN is the global academic imprint of the Palgrave Macmillan division of St. Martin’s Press, LLC and of Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. Macmillan®is a registered trademark in the United States, United Kingdom and other countries. Palgrave is a registered trademark in the European Union and other countries. ISBN 978-1-349-53716-7 ISBN 978-0-230-60435-3 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/9780230604353 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available from the Library of Congress. A catalogue record of the book is available from the British Library. Design by Scribe Inc. First edition: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 To Mary, who discussed every idea, read and reread every page, and improved this work in countless ways. Her unfailing love and support made this possible. This page intentionally left blank TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction 1 Protecting the Family: Mansfield Park and Lodore 35 A Question of Survival: Dombey and Son and The Newcomes 79 The Threat of Evolution: The Mill on the Floss and The Daisy Chain 117 The End of the Story: The Master of Ballantrae and Ernest Pontifex 153 Notes 185 Bibliography 205 Index 219 This page intentionally left blank “S’il n’ya a plus de P’ere, ‘a quoi bon raconter des histories?” “If there’s no more father, what’s the use of telling stories?” Roland Barthes1 1 Roland Barthes, Le Plaisir du texte(Paris, Editions du Seuil, 1973), p. 75.
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