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The London Jilt

By Hinnant, Charles H.

The London Jilt Contemporary literature

The London Jilt

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This entertaining novel's full title, which claims that it will show "All the Artifices and Strategems which the Ladies of Pleasure make use of for the Intreaguing and Decoying of Men," suggests that it is a cautionary tale. And in fact, The London Jilt is presented as the memoir of a courtesan by an anonymous editor who justifies its publication as a warning to young men. Yet the narrative is remarkable for its time in allowing the "jilt" to speak for herself, and she tells the much more sympathetic story of a woman who turns to prostitution only after her father is cheated out of his estate and she is thrust into the world without resources. Her struggles are as much economic as they are sexual, and include encounters with a wide variety of amorous but unsatisfactory men. This Broadview edition provides a critical introduction, commentary, explanatory notes, and appendices that incorporate selections from related contemporary works, including Spanish picaresque novels in which the narrator is a woman.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
212
Release Date:
2008-02-01
Publication Date:
2007-12-11
Publisher:
Broadview Press Ltd
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1551117371
ISBN13:
9781551117379
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
264 g
Height:
215 cm
Width:
140 cm
Thickness:
15 cm
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