The Dream Life of Citizens: Late Victorian Novels and the Fantasy of the State

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T H E D R E A M L I F E O F C I T I Z E N S THE DREAM LIFE OF CITIZENS Late Victorian Novels and the Fantasy of the State  Zarena Aslami Fordham University Press New York 2012 Copyright 䉷 2012 Fordham University Press All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, or any other—except for brief quotations in printed reviews, without the prior permission of the publisher. Fordham University Press has no responsibility for the persistence or accuracy of URLs for external or third-party Internet websites referred to in this publication and does not guarantee that any content on such websites is, or will remain, accurate or appropriate. Fordham University Press also publishes its books in a variety of electronic formats. Some content that appears in print may not be available in electronic books. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Aslami, Zarena. The dream life of citizens : late Victorian novels and the fantasy of the state / Zarena Aslami. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8232-4199-6 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Politics and literature—Great Britain—History—19th century. 2. English fiction—19th century—History and criticism. 3. Schreiner, Olive, 1855–1920. Story of an African farm. 4. Hardy, Thomas, 1840– 1928. Woodlanders. 5. Gissing, George, 1857–1903. Odd women. 6. Grand, Sarah. Heavenly twins. 7. State, The, in literature. 8. Social problems in literature. 9. Afghanistan—In literature. I. Title. II. Title: Victorian novels and the fantasy of the state. PR878.P6A85 2012 823⬘.8093581—dc23 2011040616 Printed in the United States of America 14 13 12 5 4 3 2 1 First edition ...