Stephen Wall Trollope and character and other essays Trollope and character and other essays Essays. Selections Wall, Stephen creator author. Perry, Seamus editor. Shrimpton, Nicholas writer of introduction. text bibliography Criticism, interpretation, etc. enk 2018 monographic eng print pages cm. "Stephen Wall, 'Trollope and Character' (1988) and Other Essays on Victorian Literature, with an introduction by Nicholas Shrimpton, gathers together the principal publications of the distinguished scholar-critic Stephen Wall. Widely regarded for his writings on the Victorian novel, Wall's major writings about Anthony Trollope and Charles Dickens, including the full text of his book-length study Trollope and Character (1988) and a history of Dickens's reception are contained in this volume. Also included are Wall's reflections on Jane Austen and George Eliot and on other aspects of nineteenth-century fiction, as well as his influential essay on the ways in which English novels should be edited. Together, the essays communicate the mixture of learning, human sympathy, critical intelligence and dry wit that made Wall's voice so distinctive and trusted"-- Introduction: "Stephen Wall and Trollope" / by Nicholas Shrimpton -- Part One: On Trollope. The Artist as Philistine (1984) -- Trollope and Character (1988) -- Part Two: On Dickens and others. [George Eliot and her Readers] (1965) -- Jane Austen's Judgments (1968) -- Dickens: New Words and Old Opinions (1969) -- [Dickens and his Readers] (1970) -- Dickens in 1970 (1971) -- Annotated English Novels? (1982) -- Affective Intentions (1985) -- Virtuoso Variations (1987) -- Going Beyond the Repertory (1990) -- A Little Local Irritation (1998). selected by Seamus Perry ; with an introduction by Nicholas Shrimpton. Includes bibliographical references and index. English fiction 19th century History and criticism English fiction 1800-1899 fast PR783 .W35 2018 823/.809 Anthem nineteenth century studies 9781783088171 1783088176 2018031636 DLC 180823 20190122151109.0 in00004018647 eng