A History of British Working-Class Literature examines the rich contributions of working-class writers in Great Britain from 1700 to the present. Since the earl

Which books did the British working classes read--and how did they read them? How did they respond to canonical authors, penny dreadfuls, classical music, schoo

A History of American Working-Class Literature sheds light not only on the lived experience of class but the enormously varied creativity of working-class peopl

Home in British Working-Class Fiction offers a fresh take on British working-class writing that turns away from a masculinist, work-based understanding of class