 | The Novel of Purpose: Literature and Social Reform in the Anglo-American World Subjects: English fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism; American fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism; Social problems in literature; Social movements in literature; Literature and society -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century; Literat; In the nineteenth century, Great Britain and the United States shared a single literary marketplace that linked the reform movements, as well as the literatures, of the two nations. The writings of transatlantic reformers--antislavery, temperance, and... Amanda Claybaugh is Assistant Professor of English at Columbia University. |
