| Novel Beginnings: Experiments in Eighteenth-Century English Fiction Subjects: English fiction -- 18th century -- History and criticism; Experimental fiction English -- History and criticism; Literary form -- History -- 18th century; No detailed description available for "Novel Beginnings". Patricia Meyer Spacks is Edgar Shannon Professor of English Emerita, University of Virginia. A recognized authority on eighteenth-century fiction and culture, she is the author of numerous books, including Boredom: The Literary History of a State of Mind. |