TY - BOOK AU - Blumberg,Ilana M. ED - Project Muse. TI - Victorian Sacrifice: Ethics and Economics in Mid-Century Novels T2 - Literature, religion, and postsecular studies SN - 9780814271117 AV - PR468.R44 B58 2013 U1 - 823/.809382 23 PB - Ohio State University Press KW - Economics in literature KW - Ethics in literature KW - Altruism in literature KW - Self-sacrifice in literature KW - Religion and literature KW - Great Britain KW - History KW - 19th century KW - English literature KW - History and criticism KW - Electronic books. KW - local N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; The heir of Redclyffe and the heiress : men, women, and Christian self-sacrifice -- Suicide, sin, and self-sacrifice in A tale of two cities -- "Love yourself as your neighbor" : guilt and the ethics of personal benefit in Adam Bede -- "Unnatural self-sacrifice" : Trollope's ethic of mutual benefit -- Collins' writerly sacrifice -- Conclusion : Robert Elsmere : the "true, best self" and the ideal of mutual service; Open Access UR - https://muse.jhu.edu/book/27534/ ER -