The Longman Companion to Victorian Fiction

A new edition of John Sutherland's towering work on Victorian fiction: compendious, witty, and delightfully diverting.Contains over 900 biographical entries, the synopses of over 600 novels, and extensive background material on publishers, reviewers and readers, making this the fullest account of Victorian fiction ever published. Details every Victorian novel you've ever heard of - and many more you haven't. This new edition contains a significant new introduction and includes some 50 images.With over 900 biographical entries, more than 600 novels synopsized, and a wealth of background material on the publishers, reviewers and readers of the age theLongman Companion to Victorian Fiction is the fullest account of the period's fiction ever published. Now in a second edition, the book has been revised and a generous selection of images have been chosen to illustrate various aspects of Victorian publishing, writing, and reading life.Organised alphabetically, the information provided will be a boon to students, researchers and all lovers of reading. The entries, though concise, meet the high standards demanded by modern scholarship. The writing - marked by Sutherland's characteristic combination of flair, clarity and erudition - is of such a high standard that the book is a joy to read, as well as a definitive work of reference."A remarkable achievement, an invaluable tool for understanding the Victorian literary milieu, and a first-rate bedside book as well." TLS"A pleasure to read and to handle." Sunday TimesJohn Sutherland is Emeritus Lord Northcliffe Professor of Modern English Literature at University College London. Author, critic, chair of the Booker Prize judges, newspaper columnist: John Sutherland is one of the leading literary scholars of his day. He is the author of the tremendously successful series on puzzles in Victorian Fiction, beginning withIs Heathcliff a Murderer?His many other books includeThe Who Loved Books, How to Read a Novel,andStephen Spender: The Authorised Biography.