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Page 116
... Altick's evidence is that the average annual income of a lower - middle class family rose from £ 90 in 1851 to £ 110 in 1881. ( English Common Reader p . 306 ) It is probably true to say therefore that Suvin's proposition of a very ...
... Altick's evidence is that the average annual income of a lower - middle class family rose from £ 90 in 1851 to £ 110 in 1881. ( English Common Reader p . 306 ) It is probably true to say therefore that Suvin's proposition of a very ...
Page 158
... ( Altick , p . 236 ) Even if these proportions do not reflect the actual numbers from these groups in the community ( and Altick suggests only 3 to 8 per cent of the population of a given town were active borrowers ) , it is surely an ...
... ( Altick , p . 236 ) Even if these proportions do not reflect the actual numbers from these groups in the community ( and Altick suggests only 3 to 8 per cent of the population of a given town were active borrowers ) , it is surely an ...
Page 163
... Altick's evidence seems to support Williams's that during the century the small percent- age of working - class writers declined but recovered in the first half of this century . Unfortunately these figures are too small to be ...
... Altick's evidence seems to support Williams's that during the century the small percent- age of working - class writers declined but recovered in the first half of this century . Unfortunately these figures are too small to be ...
Contents
Theoretical Approaches | 21 |
Defoe and Richardson | 59 |
Varieties of Conservative | 87 |
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