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Victorian-Era Fiction

Preaching Pity

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  • 1996 first published
  • 192 pages
  • 2 editions
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Preaching Pity is a 1996 Victorian-set fiction novel by Mary Lenard. The story is set in Great Britain, in the 19th century. Characters include Charles Dickens (1812-1870), Charlotte Elizabeth (1790-1846) and Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell (1810-1865). Readers will find themes of history and criticism and political and social views.

At about 192 pages, most readers finish it in 3–4 hours.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

Characters

  • Charles Dickens (1812-1870)
  • Charlotte Elizabeth (1790-1846)
  • Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell (1810-1865)

Subjects

  • Didactic fiction, English
  • English Didactic fiction
  • History and criticism
  • Literature and society
  • Political and social views
  • Sentimentalism in literature
  • Social ethics in literature
  • Social problems in literature
  • Sympathy in literature
  • Women and literature
  • Gaskell, elizabeth cleghorn, 1810-1865
  • Dickens, charles, 1812-1870
  • English fiction, history and criticism, 19th century
  • Didactic fiction, history and criticism
  • Great britain, history, victoria, 1837-1901

Quick answers

Who wrote Preaching Pity?

Preaching Pity was written by Mary Lenard and first published in 1996.

What genre is Preaching Pity?

It is usually shelved as Victorian-Era Fiction.

How long is Preaching Pity?

The median edition has 192 pages, about 3–4 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Preaching Pity?

Readers who like it often enjoy Victorian Families in Fact and Fiction, Women of faith in Victorian culture and Anthony Trollope and his contemporaries.

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