A volume in the Writers and Their Work series, which draws upon recent thinking in English studies to introduce writers and their contexts. Each volume includes biographical material, an examination of recent criticism, a bibliography and a reappraisal of a major work by the...
Written by a Victorian literature and culture specialist, this study examines Thackeray's writings, including novels, shorter fiction, journalism and criticism, locating their generic diversity and persistent critical concerns within the specific material contexts of early mid-19th...