Gilbert (English, U. of Florida) introduces a dozen contributed chapters viewing London from multiple perspectives: e.g. that of urban developers, cultural studies looking to geography to re-contextua
An important sensation novel, Cometh Up as a Flower made Rhoda Broughton's reputation and fortune while also attracting harsh criticism. Nell LeStrange, the heroine, is torn between duty to her family
This volume brings together essays from a variety of literary perspectives which examine the works of Mary Elizabeth Braddon, a journal editor, author of over 80 novels during the Victorian period, an