TY - BOOK N2 - "In the Victorian period, the British novel reached a wide readership and played a major role in the shaping of national and individual identity. As we come to understand the ways the novel contributed to public opinion on religion, gender, sexuality and race, we continue to be entertained and enlightened by the works of Dickens, George Eliot, Thackeray, Trollope and many others. This second edition of the Companion to the Victorian Novel and its contexts has been updated fully, taking account of new research and critical methodologies. There are four new chapters and the others have been thoroughly updated, as has the guide to further reading. Designed to appeal to students, teachers and readers, these essays reflect the latest approaches to reading and understanding Victorian fiction"-- AB - "In the Victorian period, the British novel reached a wide readership and played a major role in the shaping of national and individual identity. As we come to understand the ways the novel contributed to public opinion on religion, gender, sexuality and race, we continue to be entertained and enlightened by the works of Dickens, George Eliot, Thackeray, Trollope and many others. This second edition of the Companion to the Victorian Novel and its contexts has been updated fully, taking account of new research and critical methodologies. There are four new chapters and the others have been thoroughly updated, as has the guide to further reading. Designed to appeal to students, teachers and readers, these essays reflect the latest approaches to reading and understanding Victorian fiction"-- T1 - The Cambridge companion to the Victorian novel / DA - 2012. CY - Cambridge [England] ; CY - New York : AU - David, Deirdre, ET - 2nd ed. CN - PR871 CN - PR871 PB - Cambridge University Press, PP - Cambridge [England] ; PP - New York : PY - 2012. ID - 455607 KW - English fiction SN - 9781107005136 SN - 1107005132 SN - 9780521182157 (pbk.) SN - 0521182158 (pbk.) TI - The Cambridge companion to the Victorian novel / ER -