Böcker i Nineteenth-Century Literature in Transition-serien

"An in-depth exploration and reappraisal of the 1860s in British literature, featuring chapters by a wide range of scholars on characteristic literary genres and themes. Thematic chapters range from empire and slavery to evolution, economics, and the environment. The Introduction limns historical as well as current scholarly context"--

This is the first publication in a new series from Cambridge University Press studying literary decades in the nineteenth century. Focusing on the 1880s, this collection of studies from leading scholars explores the diverse forces that shaped the literature of the decade.