The City in the American Novel, 1789-1900
Subtitle: A Study of American Novels Portraying Contemporary Conditions in New York, Phioladelphia, and Boston
Publisher: Russell & Russell
Published: 1965
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 187
Subjects: American fiction -- History and criticism.; Cities and towns in literature.; Social problems in literature.
Notes: Bibliography: p. [174]-175. "American novels dealing with city life ": p. [176]-183.
Table of contents: title: Introduction
pagenum: 7; label: I
title: The Struggle for Success In the City
pagenum: 11; label: II
title: Disasters of City Life
pagenum: 42; title: City Plagues or Epidemics
pagenum: 42; title: Dueling
pagenum: 45; title: Intemperance
pagenum: 50; title: Poverty
pagenum: 59; title: Villainy
pagenum: 66; label: III
title: The Religious Life of the City
pagenum: 72; label: IV
title: The Social Life of the City
pagenum: 92; label: V
title: The Literary and Artistic Life of the City
pagenum: 128; label: VI
title: The Political Life of the City
pagenum: 149; label: VII
title: Bibliography
pagenum: 174