The Longman Companion to Victorian Fiction

This reference book covers the people and books that shaped Victorian fiction. It includes over 900 biographical entries on novelists, editors, illustrators and other figures of the period, and more than 600 novels, each given a synopsis that helps readers follow plot, characters and significance.

The book also looks at the wider literary world: the business of publishing, the work of reviewers and critics, and the habits of the period's readers. Entries are arranged alphabetically for quick reference. This second edition is revised, and it adds a selection of images on Victorian publishing, writing and reading.

Students, researchers and general readers who want a companion to the period will find it useful, whether for a thesis or for background reading.

Edition note: published by Routledge, 2nd edition. ISBN-13: 9781408203903.