Author: RUSSELL, PERCY.
Title: A Guide To British And American Novels. Being a Comprehensive Manual of all Forms of Popular Fiction in Great Britain, Australasia, and America from it's Commencement down to 1894.
Description: Second Edition; 8vo; pp. xiv, 316, index; pattern endpapers; original dark blue boards; title and author in gilt on spine and cover; spine also has price [3/6 NET] gilt on spine8; small section missing from contents page [1by 5cm]; a good copy. London, Digby, Long & Co., 1895. In the preface it states that this book is the result of 36 years study. Chapters cover the origin of novels and prose fiction dating back 2000 years, suggested historical reading Military , Naval and Nautical. Occult, Adventure, Popular and religious novels. Interesting Australian novel chapter covers Marcus Clarke, Boldrewood, Henry Kingsley, Mary Gaunt and many more.

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