Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-189) and index.
1. The representation of society in the early nineteenth century 1 -- 2. The interlocked coding of class and gender -- 3. Shirley -- 4. North and South -- 5. Hard times -- 6. Changes in the representation of class in the second half of the nineteenth century -- 7. Felix Holt -- 8. The unclassed -- 9. Jude the Obscure.
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Annotation
Language of gender and class.
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English fiction-- 19th century-- History and criticism.
Literature and society-- Great Britain-- History-- 19th century.
Sex role in literature.
Social classes in literature.
Women and literature-- Great Britain-- History-- 19th century.