Victorian Fiction And the Cult of the Horse
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing
Published: November 27, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 179
ISBN-13: 9780754655152
Subjects: Literary studies: 19th century; Novels, other prose & writers: 19th century; Horses in literature; Great Britain; Literary Criticism; English; History and criticism; African; English fiction; 19th century; History; Literature and society
First sentence: In October of 1864, nearly three years after the death of Prince Albert, Royal Physician Dr. William Jenner suggested that in order for Queen Victoria to emerge from the deep, reclusive mourning that was interfering with her public duties, she needed exer