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Acts of Custody and Incarceration in Wuthering Heights and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall.

Authors :
Berry, Laura C.
Source :
Novel: A Forum on Fiction. Fall96, Vol. 30 Issue 1, p32-55. 24p.
Publication Year :
1996

Abstract

Examines the subject of child custody found in the novels `Wuthering Heights' by Emily Bronte and `The Tenant of Wildfell Hall,' by Anne Bronte. Relationship between imprisonment and caretaking in debates over the Infant Custody Bill of 1839 in Great Britain; Child custody in the plots of the novels; Debunking of discipline in `The Tenant of Wildfell Hall.'

Subjects

Subjects :
*CUSTODY of children
*CRITICISM

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00295132
Volume :
30
Issue :
1
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Novel: A Forum on Fiction
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
1445321
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.2307/1345846