The Victorian Historical Novel 1840–1880

1. Introduction -- 2. A Gothic Revival: William Harrison Ainsworth's The Tower Of London -- 3. The New Seriousness: Edward Bulwer-lytton's Harold -- 4. The Track Of A Storm: Charles Dickens's Historical Novels -- 5. Clio's Heroes And Thackeray's Heroes: Henry Esmond And The Virginians -- 6. The Argument From Tradition: Hypatia, Fabiola And Callista -- 7. Last Of The English: Charles Kingsley's Hereward The Wake -- 8. Romola's Waking: George Eliot's Historical Novel --9. Suffering A Sea-change: Mrs Gaskell's Sylvia's Lovers -- 10. Marching Into The Night: Thomas Hardy's The Trumpet-major. Andrew Sanders. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.