Yachting With Grandcourt
Gwendolen’s Mutiny in Daniel Deronda
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12411178 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kathleen McCormack (Florida International University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 83-95 |
| Publication date | 2015-02-06 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Victorian Literature and Culture (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1060-1503 • E-ISSN: 1470-1553 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1060150314000357 |
| OpenAlex | W2113609279 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
Almost at the end of Book VI of Daniel Deronda , that is, with at least three-quarters of the novel over, Gwendolen Harleth's dreadful husband, Henleigh Mallinger Grandcourt, suddenly reveals a new side of himself. Whereas heretofore he has mentioned or engaged in recreations that include hunting, shooting (including tigers), and gambling, all as means of passing the time rather than achieving exhilaration or amusement, he now reveals himself as a yachtsman. After catching Gwendolen in their town house in Grosvenor Square in yet another of her contrived tête à têtes with Daniel, he declares he has already begun preparations for a Mediterranean cruise for himself and his wife, alone together
Amusement · Ancient history · Art history · Cruise · Honeymoon · Mutiny · Political science · Theology · Wife · History · Irish and British Studies · Law · Literature: history, themes, analysis · Philosophy · Psychology · Scottish History and National Identity · Geology · Oceanography
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |