Postal Plots in British Fiction, 1840-1898
| Author | : L. Rotunno |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 188 |
| Release | : 2013-07-12 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781137323804 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1137323809 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (809 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Postal Plots in British Fiction, 1840-1898 by : L. Rotunno
Download or read book Postal Plots in British Fiction, 1840-1898 written by L. Rotunno and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-07-12 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By 1840, the epistolary novel was dead. Letters in Victorian fiction, however, were unmistakably alive. Postal Plots explores how Victorian postal reforms unleashed a new and sometimes unruly population into the Victorian literary marketplace where they threatened the definition and development of the Victorian literary professional.