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Can I read The Lives of the Novelists : a History of Fiction in 294 Lives on EtoBox?

The Lives of the Novelists : a History of Fiction in 294 Lives by Sutherland, John is a literary studies available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Lives of the Novelists : a History of Fiction in 294 Lives about?

Arranged in chronological order, the novelist's lives are opinionated, informative, frequently funny and often shocking. Professor Sutherland's authors come from all over the world; their writings illustrate every kind of fiction from gothic, penny dreadfuls and pornography to fantasy, romance and high literature. The book shows the changing forms of the genre, and how the aspirations of authors to divert and sometimes to educate their readers, has in some respects radically changed over the cen

Who reads The Lives of the Novelists : a History of Fiction in 294 Lives?

It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Sutherland, John
Publisher
Yale University Press
Published
2012
Language
EN
ISBN
9781847653437
Category
literary studies
Subjects
Memoir, Fiction, Literary Fiction
Rating
4.06 / 5 (87 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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