'Misfortnet Marriages': Discussing Divorce in Household Words

This article explores how the campaign for, and changes to, the matrimonial and divorce laws of England in 1857 were approached in one very discrete area of Dickens's professional output, namely in his role as the "Conductor" of Household Words. It examines how the issue of divorce an...

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