English History in English Fiction

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Author(s):

Marriott, Sir John

Illustrator(s):

Binding:

Hardcover

Volume Condition:

Very Good

Dust Jacket:

Yes

Dust Jacket Condition:

Very Good

Dust Jacket Protection:

–

Edition:

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Impression:

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Signature:

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Language:

English

Publisher Name:

Blackie and Son

Publication Year:

1944

Publication Place:

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ISBN:

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Book ID:

001581

Catalogue(s):

History – British ◇ Literary History and Criticism

£12.60

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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

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