English History in English Fiction

308pp. Indexed. Green cloth boards with gilt titles (just a little rubbed and rounded at edges). Occasional spotting, else internally neat and clean. In its original dust jacket (slightly chapped on edges, small scar consistent with careless removal of previous price label). Nice, handsome copy of this vintage book. Produced to War Economy Standards. Discussion of how England's history can be traced and interpreted through the nation's stories and fiction. Chapters include 'Origins and development of the English Novel'; 'From the Great Charter to the Model Parliament'; The Augustan Age - Literature and Politics'; Chartist England and Chartist Novels'; 'Social Reform in Fact and Fiction', etc. Annotated reading list relating to the development of the English novel and the history of reading laid in. 8vo