Speculation and Social Progress: Financial and Narrative Bubbles in Charles Lever’s Davenport Dunn

Victorian novels of finance have garnered much critical attention in recent years. Yet Lever’s Davenport Dunn (1859) has been largely overlooked. This essay investigates Lever’s imaginative engagement with finance capitalism, casting new light on his unique take on the appeal of speculation in an Ir...

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Main Author: Silvana Colella
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Asociación Española de Estudios Irlandeses 2019-03-01
Series:Estudios Irlandeses
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Online Access:https://www.estudiosirlandeses.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/DEF.-COLELLA.pdf