Commodity Culture in Dickens's Household Words The Social Life of Goods |
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| Author:
| Waters, Catherine |
| Series title: | The Nineteenth Century Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7546-5578-7 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2008 |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Group
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| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $231.00 |
Book Description:
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From 1850 to 1859, Charles Dickens 'conducted' Household Words, a weekly miscellany intended to instruct and entertain predominantly middle-class readers. He filled the journal with articles about various commodities, many of which raise questions about how far society should go in permitting people to buy and sell goods and services. Although stu
From 1850 to 1859, Charles Dickens 'conducted' Household Words, a weekly miscellany intended to instruct and entertain predominantly middle-class readers. He filled the journal with articles about various commodities, many of which raise questions about how far society should go in permitting people to buy and sell goods and services. Although stu