The Representation of Business in English Literature

The power of fiction to convey a message and affect public opinion is beyond question. In The Representation of Business in English Literature, five scholars of different periods of English literature examine the influence of novelists upon the public's perception of business and businesspeople. John Blundell of the Institute of Economic Affairs points out in his foreword that the question of how business has been portrayed in English literature is important because novelists, according to Nobel Laureate F. A. Hayek, are gatekeepers of ideas and thus influential in determining public opinion.