The Anthology and the Rise of the Novel: From Richardson to George Eliot

Cover......Page 1
Half-title......Page 3
Title......Page 5
Copyright......Page 6
Contents......Page 7
Acknowledgments......Page 8
Introduction......Page 11
CHAPTER 1 Richardson’s economies of scale......Page 23
WRITING AGAINST THE MOMENT......Page 25
MEANING AND GAPING......Page 37
‘‘COPY IN OTHER HANDS’’......Page 45
THE INVISIBLE HAND......Page 52
POSTSCRIPT: SCOTT AND THE LITERARY-HISTORICAL NOVEL......Page 58
CHAPTER 2 Cultures of the commonplace......Page 77
KNOX’S SCISSOR-DOINGS......Page 80
BOWDLER’S PRIVATE PUBLIC......Page 87
RADCLIFFE’S UNCOMMON READERS......Page 100
CODA: FERRIER’S SECOND-HAND SENTIMENTS......Page 109
CHAPTER 3 George Eliot and the production of consumers......Page 115
READING AGAINST THE PLOT......Page 117
WOMEN OF MAXIMS......Page 129
‘‘OUTSIDE SAYINGS AND DOINGS’’......Page 138
THE ETHICS OF THE REVIEW......Page 147
CONCLUSION: ‘‘THE BUSINESS OF THE NOVEL’’......Page 159
INTRODUCTION......Page 167
1 RICHARDSON’S ECONOMIES OF SCALE......Page 171
2 CULTURES OF THE COMMONPLACE......Page 181
3 GEORGE ELIOT AND THE PRODUCTION OF CONSUMERS......Page 192
Bibliography......Page 208
Index......Page 229