This book examines the representation of gambling in a wide range of 19th-century English novels and the role that gambling played in the lives of the individual novelists. It also considers the significance of gambling in the novels within the wider context of the development of Victorian society. "Gambling in the Nineteenth-Century English Novel" not only provides fresh readings of established texts within a distinctive social and cultural context, but is also a comprehensive barometer of the social history of the time as attitudes toward leisure changed.

Examining the novels of Benjamin Disraeli, this work constructs a complete portrait of the man, his context, and his enduring reputation. Detailing Disraeli s literary and political career, from his role in the creation of the Conservative Party to serving as Prime Minister twice, this work notes how his novels be read as the breeding ground for his ideas. From his first novel, "Vivian Grey," about the formation of a new political party, through to the overtly political Young England trilogy and beyond, this study shows how Disraeli s novels expose the development of his thinking while also...

Examining the novels of Benjamin Disraeli, this work constructs a complete portrait of the man, his context, and his enduring reputation. Detailing Disraeli s literary and political career, from his role in the creation of the Conservative Party to serving as Prime Minister twice, this work notes how his novels be read as the breeding ground for his ideas. From his first novel, "Vivian Grey," about the formation of a new political party, through to the overtly political Young England trilogy and beyond, this study shows how Disraeli s novels expose the development of his thinking while also...

This book examines the representation of gambling in a wide range of 19th-century English novels and the role that gambling played in the lives of the individual novelists. It also considers the significance of gambling in the novels within the wider context of the development of Victorian society. Gambling in the Nineteenth-Century English Novel not only provides fresh readings of established texts within a distinctive social and cultural context, but is also a comprehensive barometer of the social history of the time as attitudes toward leisure changed.