Serials to graphic novels : the evolution of the Victorian illustrated book Introduction: the arc of the Victorian illustrated book The Pickwick Papers and the rise of the serial Caricature: a theatrical development Realism Victorian material culture and the enduring caricature tradition Caricature and realism: fin de siecle developments of the Victorian illustrated book Conclusion: the Victorian graphic classics: heir of the Victorian illustrated book This work explores how the aesthetics of the illustrated Victorian novel have evolved from caricatures to realism across the long nineteenth century