Law, literature, and the transmission of culture in England, 1837-1925 - Frank, Cathrine O. (Burlington, Vt. : Ashgate, 2010)
Part I: Writing the will. Writing the will: Victorian testators and legal culture; Writing the novel: Victorian testators and literary culture -- Part II: Proving the will. Victorian daughters and the burden of inheritance; Edwardian sons and the burden of inheritance redux -- Part III: Contesting the will. Broken trusts: cy près, fiction, and the limits of intention; Fictions of justice: testamentary intention and the illegitimate heir.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Keywords: English fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism; English fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism; Law and literature -- Great Britain -- History; Wills -- Great Britain -- History; Wills in literature; Inheritance and succession in literature; Inheritance and succession -- Great Britain -- History; Electronic books