The Romance of Gambling in the Eighteenth-Century British Novel

Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Nonfiction, History
Cover of the book The Romance of Gambling in the Eighteenth-Century British Novel by Jessica Richard, Palgrave Macmillan UK
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Jessica Richard ISBN: 9780230307278
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK Publication: May 17, 2011
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Language: English
Author: Jessica Richard
ISBN: 9780230307278
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication: May 17, 2011
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Language: English

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.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

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.

More books from Palgrave Macmillan UK

Cover of the book The Children's War by Jessica Richard
Cover of the book Early Modern Women in Conversation by Jessica Richard
Cover of the book Mental Health Worldwide by Jessica Richard
Cover of the book Competition, Gender and Management by Jessica Richard
Cover of the book Modernism and the Occult by Jessica Richard
Cover of the book The Sociology of Elite Distinction by Jessica Richard
Cover of the book Celebrity Authorship and Afterlives in English and American Literature by Jessica Richard
Cover of the book Arming the Periphery by Jessica Richard
Cover of the book The Persian Empire in English Renaissance Writing, 1549-1622 by Jessica Richard
Cover of the book Gendering the European Union by Jessica Richard
Cover of the book The Global Political Economy of the Environment and Tourism by Jessica Richard
Cover of the book Britain and European Monetary Cooperation, 1964-1979 by Jessica Richard
Cover of the book After the Nation? by Jessica Richard
Cover of the book Governing Urban Africa by Jessica Richard
Cover of the book The Local Prevention of Terrorism by Jessica Richard
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy