First published in 1981, this book represents the first
comprehensive examination of Victorian society's preoccupation with
the 'notion of the gentleman' and how this was reflected in the
literature of the time. Starting with Addison and Lord
Chesterfield, the author explores the influence of the gentlemanly
ideal on the evolution of the English middle classes, and reveals
its central part in the novels of Thackeray, Dickens and Trollope.
Combining social and cultural analysis with literary criticism,
this book provides new readings of Vanity Fair and Great
Expectations, a fresh approach to Trollope, and a detailed account
of the various streams that fed into the idea of the gentleman.
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