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Getting lost in the novel : strategic confusion in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century British fiction /

"Focusing on the psychological needs that drew readers in the past - and that still draw readers today - to eighteenth- and nineteenth-century novels, Amanda Auerbach reveals the conditions within readers' lives that led them to find books by authors such as Jane Austen and George Eliot so...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Auerbach, Amanda (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2025.
Subjects:
English fiction > 19th century > History and criticism.
English fiction > 18th century > History and criticism.
Characters and characteristics in literature.
Books and reading > Psychological aspects.
Roman anglais > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Roman anglais > 18e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Livres et lecture > Aspect psychologique.
English fiction > History and criticism.
1700-1799
1800-1899
Literary criticism.
Critiques littéraires.
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Summary:"Focusing on the psychological needs that drew readers in the past - and that still draw readers today - to eighteenth- and nineteenth-century novels, Amanda Auerbach reveals the conditions within readers' lives that led them to find books by authors such as Jane Austen and George Eliot so moving and meaningful"-- Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:187 pages
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781009585514
1009585517
9781009585484
1009585487