The Birth of Liberal Guilt in the English Novel: Charles Dickens to H. G. Wells

by Daniel Born

Daniel Born explores the concept of liberal guilt as it first developed in British political and literary culture between the late Romantic period and World War I. Disturbed by the twin spectacle of urban poverty at home and imperialism abroad, major novelists--including Charles Dickens, George Eliot, George Gissing, Joseph Conrad, E. M. Forster, and H. G. Wells--offered a host of characters who reflect distinct moral responses and sensibilities...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807845442
• ISBN13: 9780807845448
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.2"