The Victorian Novel (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521775953)

Critical introductions to a range of literary topics and genres. This book invites readers to reflect on the whole phenomenon of the Victorian novel and its role in dissecting and informing the society which produced it. The reasons for the growth of the novel and its spectacular success is also examined and discussed. Texts and extracts from a selection of Victorian novels and essays, including some material that readers will be unfamiliar with, help to provide a broader understanding of the range of Victorian fiction. Authors include: Thomas Carlyle, Charles Dickens, George Eliot, Anthony Trollope and Max Beerbohm.

Author: Barbara Dennis
ISBN-10: 0521775957
ISBN-13: 9780521775953
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 11/06/2000
Pages: 130
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.44lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.50d