Grant Allen
Subtitle: Literature And Cultural Politics At The Fin De Siecle
Contributors: William Greenslade (Editor); Terence Rodgers (Editor)
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing
Published: August 30, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 270
ISBN-13: 9780754608653
Subjects: Literary studies: 19th century; Literature: History & Criticism; History; Allen, Grant,; Literary Criticism; Reference; Great Britain; Politics and literature; 1848-1899; 19th century; Criticism and interpretation; Politics and culture
First sentence: 'On the whole I was pleasantly surprised with Grant Allen; he is a simple, genial fellow, absorbed in scientific studies-caring not a rap for the kind of work by which he lives', wrote George Gissing to his brother in June 1895 after a weekend as the guest of Edward Clodd.