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Searching the Heart

Karen Lystra

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Description:A vivid exploration of Victorian romantic love that challenges the conventional wisdom about many aspects of 19th-century American private life, this richly provocative book allows us to hear the voices of nearly one hundred 19th-century Americans as they emerge from their surprisingly open, intimate, and emotional love letters. Lystra refutes the common belief that Victorian men and women held passionlessness as an ideal in their romantic relationships. Enabling us to enter the hidden world of Victorian lovers, the letters they left behind offer genuine proof of the intensity of their most private interactions, feelings, behaviors, and judgments.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Searching the Heart. To get started finding Searching the Heart, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 360

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Release: 1989

ISBN: VUtfAAAAMAAJ

Description: A vivid exploration of Victorian romantic love that challenges the conventional wisdom about many aspects of 19th-century American private life, this richly provocative book allows us to hear the voices of nearly one hundred 19th-century Americans as they emerge from their surprisingly open, intimate, and emotional love letters. Lystra refutes the common belief that Victorian men and women held passionlessness as an ideal in their romantic relationships. Enabling us to enter the hidden world of Victorian lovers, the letters they left behind offer genuine proof of the intensity of their most private interactions, feelings, behaviors, and judgments.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Searching the Heart. To get started finding Searching the Heart, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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