Although moral earnestness has long been considered characteristic of the Victorians, Professor Kucich maintains that English fiction in the nineteenth century was as interested in lies as in honesty. In this important book, Kucich explores the fascination with lying in novels by Anthony Trollope, Wilkie Collins, Elizabeth Gaskell, Ellen Wood, Thomas Hardy, and Sarah Grand.
Emeritus Bookshelf
The Power of Lies, Transgression in Victorian Fiction
- Publisher / Date: Cornell University Press, 1994
