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1015968
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b770338
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| Main Entry
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Gaylin, Ann Elizabeth.
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| Title & Author
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Eavesdropping in the novel from Austen to Proust /\ Ann Gaylin.
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| Publication Statement
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Cambridge, U.K. ;New York :: Cambridge University Press,, 2002.
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| Series Statement
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Cambridge studies in nineteenth-century literature and culture ;; 37
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| Page. NO
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1 online resource (xi, 241 pages)
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| ISBN
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0511042604
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: 0511045824
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: 9780511042607
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: 9780511045820
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: 9780511120763
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: 9780511484803
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0521815851
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9780521815857
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 222-236) and index.
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| Contents
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I'm all ears: Pride and Prejudice, or the story behind the story -- Eavesdropping and the gentle art of Persuasion -- Household words: Balzac's and Dickens's domestic spaces -- The madwoman outside the attic: eavesdropping and narrative agency in The Woman in White -- La double entente: eavesdropping and identity in A la recherche du temps perdu -- Conclusion: covert listeners and secret agents.
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| Abstract
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This book investigates human curiosity and its representation in eavesdropping scenes in nineteenth-century English and French novels. Ann Gaylin analyses eavesdropping in Austen, Balzac, Collins, Dickens and Proust. This innovative study will be of interest to scholars of nineteenth-century English and European literature.
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Austen, Jane,1775-1817-- Criticism and interpretation.
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Balzac, Honoré de,1799-1850-- Criticism and interpretation.
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Collins, Wilkie,1824-1889-- Criticism and interpretation.
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Proust, Marcel,1871-1922-- Criticism and interpretation.
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Austen, Jane,1775-1817
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Balzac, Honoré de,1799-1850
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Collins, Wilkie,1824-1889
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Proust, Marcel,1871-1922
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Comparative literature-- English and French.
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Comparative literature-- French and English.
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Eavesdropping in literature.
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English fiction-- 19th century-- History and criticism.
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French fiction-- History and criticism.
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Comparative literature-- English and French.
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Comparative literature-- French and English.
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Eavesdropping in literature.
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Eavesdropping.
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English fiction.
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French fiction.
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LITERARY CRITICISM-- European-- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
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| Dewey Classification
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823/.809353
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| LC Classification
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PR868.E25G39 2002eb
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