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It offers a reading method for crafted objects—especially wax coral—linking material ephemera, preservation practices, and salvage cultures to literary forms. Through close analysis of texts such as The Cranford Papers and works associated with craft and collecting, the study highlights women’s work, authorship, and the politics of value-making in the domestic sphere.","Novel Craft  \nThis page intentionally left blank  \nNovel Craft  \nVictorian Domestic Handicraft and Nineteenth-Century Fiction  \nTA LIA SCHAFFER  \nOxford University Press, Inc., publishes works that further Oxford University’s objective of excellence  \nin research, scholarship, and education.  \nOxford New York  \nAuckland Cape Town Dar es Salaam Hong Kong Karachi Kuala Lumpur Madrid Melbourne Mexico City Nairobi New Delhi Shanghai Taipei Toronto  \nWith offices in  \nArgentina Austria Brazil Chile Czech Republic France Greece Guatemala Hungary Italy Japan Poland Portugal Singapore  \nSouth Korea Switzerland Thailand Turkey Ukraine Vietnam Copyright © 2011 by Oxford University Press, Inc.  \nPublished by Oxford University Press, Inc.  \n198 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10016 [www.oup.com](www.oup.com)  \nOxford is a registered trademark of Oxford University Press  \nAll 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, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of Oxford University Press.  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Schaffer, Talia, 1968–  \nNovel craft : Victorian domestic handicraft and nineteenth-century fiction / Talia Schaffer. [p. cm](p. cm).  \nIncludes bibliographical references.  \nISBN 978-0-19-539804-5 (cloth : acid-free paper)  \n1. English fiction—19th century—History and criticism. 2. Women in literature.  \n3. Domestic fiction, English—History and criticism. 4. Women and literature—England—History—19th century. I. Title.  \nPR871 .W6 .S33 2011  \n823′.8093522—dc22 2010038537  \n1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2  \nPrinted in the United States of America on acid-free paper  \nDedicated to Eliana Musser  \nThis page intentionally left blank  \nCONT ENTS  \nList of Illustrations viii Acknowledgments xi  \nIntroduction: How to Read Wax Coral, and Why 3  \nCHAPT ER 1. Women’s Work: The History of the Victorian Domestic Handicraft 27  \nCHAPT ER 2. Ephemerality: The Cranford Papers 61  \nCHAPT ER 3. Preservation: The Daisy and the Chain 91  \nCHAPT ER 4. Salvage: Betty as the Mutual Friend 119  \nCHAPT ER 5. Connoisseurship: Giving Credit  \nto Phoebe Junior 145  \nPostscript: The Novelty of Craft 177  \nNotes 193  \nSelected Bibliography 215 Index 224  \nLIST OF ILLUST RAT IONS  \nI.1 Wax Coral. Reproduced from Cassell’s Household Guide, vol. 1, 1875, 313.  \nI.2 Hair Jewelry. Reproduced from A. Bernhard and Company Catalogue of 1870, rpt in C. Jeanenne Bell, Collector’s Encyclopedia of Hairwork Jewelry (Paducah,  \nKY: Schroeder, 1998), 239.  \nI.3 The Bazaar. Reproduced from Illustrated London News, June 20, 1874.  \n1.1 Berlin-Wool Work. Reproduced from The Young Ladies Journal Complete Guide to the Work-Table (London: E. Harrison 1885), 117.  \n1.2 Mary Delany,“Physalis, Winter Cherry, a paper collage” 1772–1788. Courtesy the British Museum. © Trustees of the British Museum.  \n1.3 Shell Nosegay, mid-18th century. Reproduced from Jane Toller, The Regency and Victorian Crafts, or, The Genteel Female – Her Arts and Pursuits. London and Sydney: Ward Lock Limited, 1969, 17.  \n1.4 Needlework portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte, embroidered in London by Mary Linwood, 1825. Courtesy of Textiles and Fashion Collection, Victoria and Albert Museum. Bequeathed by Ellen Markland.  \n1.5 Standing Workbasket. Reproduced from Household Elegancies by  \nC.S. Jones and Henry T. Williams (NY: Henry T. Williams, 1877), 165.  \n1.6 Textile pattern identified by Henry Cole as poor design, from the “Gallery of False Principles.” False Principle No.51—hydrangeas and tulips (ca. 1850). Courtesy of Textiles and Fashion Collection, Victoria and Albert Museum.  \nList of Illustrations ix  \n1.7 “Strawberry Thief,” textile pattern by William Morris (1883) .  \nCourtesy of Textiles and Fashion Collection, Victoria and Albert Museum. Given by Morris & Co.  \n2.1 Paper Spills. Reproduced from Cassell’s Household Guide, vol. 2 1875, 61.  \n2.2 Fine Embroi","cbCaie01I8jO5rCa","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaie01I8jO5rCa","pdf",3564139,6,1,241,"English","en",105,"# Introduction\n## How to Read Wax Coral, and Why\n# Chapter 1\n## Women’s Work: The History of the Victorian Domestic Handicraft\n# Chapter 2\n## Ephemerality: The Cranford Papers\n# Chapter 3\n## Preservation: The Daisy and the Chain\n# Chapter 4\n## Salvage: Betty as the Mutual Friend\n# Chapter 5\n## Connoisseurship: Giving Credit to Phoebe Junior\n# Postscript\n## The Novelty of Craft\n# Notes\n# Selected Bibliography\n# Index","[{\"question\":\"What is the central focus of Novel Craft?\",\"answer\":\"Novel Craft studies the relationship between Victorian domestic handicrafts and nineteenth-century English fiction, showing how crafted materials and practices influence literary meaning.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the book guide readers to interpret crafted objects?\",\"answer\":\"The introduction proposes a method for reading wax coral, using material properties and cultural context to explain why such objects matter for literary analysis.\"},{\"question\":\"Which Victorian fiction texts are discussed in the chapters?\",\"answer\":\"Chapters address The Cranford Papers, and also explore works connected to preservation and salvage themes such as The Daisy and the Chain and Betty as the Mutual Friend.\"}]","Novel Craft - 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