附註:Published "in association with the Open University."
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-272) and index.
Part Part One -- chapter 1 The genre approach -- chapter 2 Reading Pride and Prejudice -- chapter 3 Reading Frankenstein -- chapter 4 The novel and society -- chapter 5 Reading Great Expectations -- chapter 6 Reading Fathers and Sons -- chapter 7 Can realist novels survive?