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Silver Fork Literature
Fashionable novels, also called silver-fork novels, were a 19th century in literature, 19th-century genre of English literature that depicted the lives of the upper class and the aristocracy. Era The silver-fork novels dominated the English literature market from the mid-1820s to the mid-1840s. They were often indiscreet, and on occasion "roman à clef, keys" would circulate that identified the real people on which the principal characters were based. Their emphasis on the relations of the sexes and on marital relationships presaged later development in the novel. Genre and satire of the genre Theodore Hook was a major writer of fashionable novels, and Henry Colburn was a major publisher. Colburn particularly advertised fashionable novels as providing insight into aristocratic life by insiders. Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Benjamin Disraeli and Catherine Gore were other very popular writers of the genre. Many were advertised as being written by aristocrats, for aristocrats. As more wom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Grant (1803-1878) - Benjamin Disraeli (1804–1881), Earl Of Beaconsfield, PC, FRS, KG, As A Young Man - 428984 - National Trust
Francis, Frances or Frank Grant may refer to: *Sir Francis Grant, Lord Cullen (1658/1663–1726), Scottish judge *Sir Francis Grant (artist) (1803–1878), Scottish artist *Francis Chapman Grant (1823–1894), merchant-prince in the Gold Coast *Sir Francis James Grant (1863–1953), Scottish Officer of Arms *Francis William Grant (1814–1840), British Member of Parliament for Inverness-shire *Frances Grant (1909–1982), American actress and dancer *Frank Grant (baseball) (1865–1937), baseball player *Frank Grant (American football) (born 1950), former American football wide receiver *Frank Grant (boxer) (born 1965), British boxer See also * Francis William Grant (other) {{human name disambiguation, Grant, Francis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |