1st Edition

Guilty Money The City of London in Victorian and Edwardian Culture, 1815-1914

By Ranald C Michie Copyright 2009
    288 Pages
    by Routledge

    288 Pages
    by Routledge

    This is an engaging study of the place occupied by the City of London within British cultural life during the Victorian and Edwardian periods. Michie uses both literary and popular novels to examine socio-economic representations during this period.

    Introduction; Chapter 1 Capitalism and Culture: 1800–1856; Chapter 2 Financiers and Merchants, 1856–1870; Chapter 3 Damnation and Forgiveness, 1870–1885; Chapter 4 Avarice and Honesty, 1885–1895; Chapter 5 Gold and Greed, 1895–1900; Chapter 6 Money and Mansions, 1900–1910; Chapter 7 Wealth and Power, 1910–1914; Chapter 8 Conclusion: An Anti-Financial Culture?;

    Biography

    Ranald C. Michie