The Centre of Things: Political Fiction in Britain from Disraeli to the Present
British political fiction in historical perspective
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British political fiction in historical perspective
Christopher Harvie examines the intersection of fiction and political life in Britain through a historical-critical study spanning from Disraeli to the modern period. The book places writers including John Galt, George Eliot, Anthony Trollope, H. G. Wells, and Joyce Cary within a larger discussion of how novels have engaged with political questions and public life. With its broad chronological frame, it offers a focused route into British literary history while keeping politics central to the analysis.
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- Readers of British literary criticism
- Students and scholars exploring literature and politics
- Those interested in writers from Disraeli and Eliot to Wells and Cary
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