This book is a study of the development of the Victorian short story, which by the 1890s and the appearance of the Sherlock Holmes stories, had become the most popular literary product of the late nineteenth century. The book examines the work of nine distinguished writers: William Carleton and Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu serve to illustrate the change from a largely oral tradition to a more sophisticated understanding of the nature of the reading public. Charles Dickens and Anthony Trollope exemplify significant changes in the relationship between an author and his audience. Thomas Hardy insisted on older, more traditional modes of narrative, but his storytelling sense had been sharpened by experiences with many editors of periodicals who believed they were serving the 'modern' public. The other writers treated at length are Robert Louis Stevenson, Rudyard Kipling, Joseph Conrad and H. G. Wells.
| ISBN: | 9780521135481 |
| Publication date: | 4th March 2010 |
| Author: | Harold Orel |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 224 pages |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers |
This book is a study of the development of the Victorian short story, which by the 1890s and the appearance of the Sherlock Holmes stories, had become the most popular literary product of the late nineteenth century. The book examines the work of nine distinguished writers: William Carleton and Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu serve to illustrate the change from a largely oral tradition to a more sophisticated understanding of the nature of the reading public. Charles Dickens and Anthony Trollope exemplify significant changes in the relationship between an author and his audience. Thomas Hardy insisted on older, more traditional modes of narrative, but his storytelling sense had been sharpened by experiences with many editors of periodicals who believed they were serving the 'modern' public. The other writers treated at length are Robert Louis Stevenson, Rudyard Kipling, Joseph Conrad and H. G. Wells.
The Victorian Short Story features in the following genres: Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers
The Victorian Short Story is available in Paperback, Hardback
The Victorian Short Story was written by Harold Orel and published by Cambridge University Press
The Victorian Short Story has 224 pages
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