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.
| ISBN-13: | 9780230278875 |
| ISBN-10: | 0230278876 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK |
| Publication date: | 2011-05-17 |
| Edition description: | 2011 |
| Pages: | 201 |
| Product dimensions: | Height: 9 Inches, Length: 6 Inches, Weight: 0.881849048 Pounds, Width: 1 Inches |
| Author: | Jessica Richard |
| Language: | en |
| Binding: | Hardcover |
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