George Reynolds is arguably the most prolific of all
nineteenth-century English novelists, reaching an enormous audience
through his thirty-six novels. Often selling in very large numbers
in weekly one-penny installments, his works were known as by the
most popular English novelist ever. Yet today, he remains almost
unknown in the canon of English Literature. A serious radical,
strongly pro-woman, and a leading Chartist seeking the vote for all
men, Reynolds’ vigorous heroines differ notably from the
Victorian novelists’ timid norm. He was strongly pro-Jewish and
pro-Gypsy, very interested in French and Italian society, but wrote
for ordinary English working people. Dickens thought him a
dangerous leftist: for all these reasons, he was excluded from the
elite literary world. G. W. M. Reynolds: The Man Who Outsold
Dickens reestablishes Reynolds as a major figure of
mid-nineteenth-century fiction and an author of European range and
status. This book examines his massive popularity and notable
concern with the problems of ordinary people, especially women, in
the complex and often dangerous new world of the modern city. With
the support of his wife Susannah, Reynolds’ enormous influence
would also make a contribution to the cause of mass political
education through his role in the development of popular fiction
and journalism. This book is a major innovation in the field of
Victorian literary studies, with relevance to popular cultural
studies, the politics of literature, and publishing history,
presenting properly a much overlooked major English novelist.
General
| Imprint: |
Routledge
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Routledge Studies in Nineteenth Century Literature |
| Release date: |
September 2020 |
| Authors: |
Stephen Knight
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152mm (L x W) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
220 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-367-66363-6 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
0-367-66363-5 |
| Barcode: |
9780367663636 |
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