Literature and Religion in Mid-Victorian England

CAROLYN OULTON is a Lecturer in the English Department at Canterbury Christ Church University College, Canterbury, UK.

• Tradings in Religion: Legislation and Crisis at Mid-Century A Man's Resolution and a Woman's Patience: Fighting the Battle of Life The Redeployment of Doctrine: Treatment of Original Sin, Infant Depravity and Proventialism Subverting Judgement: The Case for Redemption through Sanctification of the Sinner Pet Prisoners and Honest Paupers: Philanthropic Dealings with Poverty and Criminality Conclusion Bibliography Index

'Carolyn W. de la L. Oulton's searching new study...promises to deepen our appreciation of the role nineteenth-century writers played in establising the bases for present-day appeals to the existence of a culture of toleration.' - Times Literary Supplement