The Romance of Gambling in the Eighteenth-Century British Novel
Description
Gambling permeated the daily lives of eighteenth-century Britons of all classes. This book explicates the relationship between the rampant gambling in eighteenth-century England, the new forms of gambling-inspired capitalism that transformed British society, and novels that interrogate the new socio-economy of long odds and lucky breaks.
Keywords
FictionLiterary CriticismModernHistorySocial HistoryEuropeanSemiotics & TheorySocial ScienceLanguage Arts & DisciplinesLinguisticsHistorical & ComparativeAnthropologyCultural & Social
2011Book
Author(s)Jessica Anne Richard
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan UK
ISBN9780230278875
LanguageEnglish
