British short-fiction writers, 1880-1914 : the romantic tradition /

This volume contains 38 essays of varying length about British writers of short fiction, 1880-1914. Some, such as M.E. Braddon (1835-1915), wrote their best work before 1880; others continued to be productive well into the next century, or as in the instances of H.G. Wells, William Morris, W.B. Yeats, and J.M. Barrie, are known for their longer fiction, poems, or drama rather than short fiction. Naufftus comprehensively introduces the sumptuously illustrated volume and explains the term "romantic." A regrettable omission is the fine exponent of the art of sentimental short fiction, Leonard Merrick. The quality of contributions is uniformly high, the supplementary reading lists and primary material locations useful. Essays on such unknown writers as Bernard Capes, William Hope Hodgson, Alice Perrin, and John Watson (Ian Maclaren) make the volume an important reference tool. The production maintains the high standards of the series. The binding may not hold up under heavy use. General and academic readers. W. Baker; Northern Illinois University