Imperial Bibles, Domestic Bodies: Women, Sexuality, and Religion in the Victorian Market

by Mary Wilson Carpenter

Of the many literary phenomena that sprang up in eighteenth-century England and later became a staple of Victorian culture, one that has received little attention until now is the "Family Bible with Notes." Published in serial parts to make it affordable, the Family Bible was designed to enhance the family's status and sense of national and imperial identity.

Imperial Bibles, Domestic Bodies reveals in its study of the production...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0821415158
• ISBN13: 9780821415153
• Release Date: August 2003
• Publisher: Ohio University Press
• Length: 206 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.4"