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Respectability, Bankruptcy and Bigamy in Late Nineteenth- and Early Twentieth-Century Britain explores the vexed question of middle-class respectability in Victorian and Edwardian Britain. It focuses upon the life of London solicitor Hamilton Pawley (1860–1936), who was barred from working by the Law Society, twice declared bankrupt and in 1919 sentenced to eighteen months’ imprisonment with hard labour for bigamously marrying a woman practically forty years his junior. If Pawley did not suffer the revenge of respectable society, it is difficult to think who would. Drawing upon the fact that the disgraced and the disreputable have always tended to attract a disproportionate amount of attention, the book ranges widely, exploring such important issues as middle-class education, career choices, the dynamics of family life and the workings of the late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century legal system. It shows that Pawley was able to hold on to his professional – and even gentlemanly – status for far longer than seemed likely. This all suggests, the book concludes, that although respectability was as important to the middle class as we have always been told, it was easier to both acquire and retain than we have generally been led to believe. It is hoped therefore that the book will appeal to all those interested in British society of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

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Author:John Benson
Publication Year:2022
ISBN:1003168124
Pages:147
Language:other
File Size:1.714
Format:PDF
Price:FREE
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