CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. CONTENTS 5
3. INTRODUCTION 9
4. I. EARLIEST WORKS 13
5. II. CASTLE RACKRENT 43
6. III. BELINDA, MORAL TALES, POPULAR TALES, AND “THE MODERN GRISELDA” 72
7. IV. LEONORA AND TALES OF FASHIONABLE LIFE 139
8. V. PATRONAGE, HARRINGTON, ORMOND, HELEN AND “ORLANDINO” 187
9. VI. A FINAL ESTIMATE 227
10. APPENDIX 239
11. A SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY 242
12. INDEX 249