Outlandish English Subjects In The Victorian Domestic Novel

Outlandish English Subjects in the Victorian Domestic Novel Timothy L. Carens Outlandish English Subjects in the Victorian Domestic Novel This page intentionally left blank Outlandish English Subjects in the Victorian Domestic Novel Timothy L. Carens English Department College of Charleston © Timothy L. Carens 2005 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No paragraph of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, 90 Tottenham Court Road, London W1T 4LP. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The author has asserted his right to be identified as the author of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published in 2005 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS and 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010 Companies and representatives throughout the world. PALGRAVE MACMILLAN is the global academic imprint of the Palgrave Macmillan division of St. Martin’s Press, LLC and of Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. Macmillan® is a registered trademark in the United States, United Kingdom and other countries. Palgrave is a registered trademark in the European Union and other countries. ISBN-13: 978–1–4039–4650–8 hardback ISBN-10: 1–4039–4650–7 hardback This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Carens, Timothy L., 1965– Outlandish English subjects in the Victorian domestic novel / Timothy L. Carens. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. ISBN 1–4039–4650–7 1. English fiction – 19th century – History and criticism. 2. Race in literature. 3. Domestic fiction, English – History and criticism. 4. Difference (Psychology) in literature. 5. Human skin color in literature. 6. Imperialism in literature. 7. Colonies in literature. 8. Aliens in literature. I. Title. PR878.R34C37 2005 823
.8093552—dc22 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 Printed and bound in Great Britain by Antony Rowe Ltd, Chippenham and Eastbourne 2005048760 For Betsy This page intentionally left blank Contents List of Illustrations viii Acknowledgments ix 1 Crossing the Divide 1 2 Strange Relations: The Evangelical and Anthropological Roots of Imperial Anxiety 21 3 The Juggernaut Roles in England: The Idol of Patriarchal Authority in Jane Eyre and The Egoist 48 4 Failed Colonies in Africa and England: Civilizing Despair in Bleak House 82 5 Mutinous Outbreaks in The Moonstone 117 6 Portions Wholly Savage: Ongoing Reforms at Home and Abroad 142 Notes 162 Works Cited 183 Index 194 vii Illustrations 3.1 William Green. Frontispiece. Mary Martha Sherwood, The Indian Pilgrim (1818). Image provided by the President and Fellows of Harvard College. 3.2 “The Railway Juggernaut of 1845.” Cartoon. Punch 19 (July–Dec.