Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. Introduction 1
4. Part I: Empathizing
5. Summary 33
6. 1. William Gerhardie’s Chekhovism 35
7. 2. Andrew Young’s poetic secretion 57
8. Part II: Recognizing achievement
9. Summary 103
10. 3. The impoliteness of The Waste Land 107
11. 4. Henry Vaughan’s unexpectedness 139
12. 5. Decorum versus indecorum in Dombey and Son 165
13. 6. Robert Frost’s hiding and altering 195
14. Part III: Responding to hopefulness
15. Summary 215
16. 7. Robert Frost and childhood 217
17. 8. The pains and pleasures of David Copperfield 263
18. 9. Fielding’s reluctant naturalism 291
19. Epilogue: Mediating critics and common [ sic ] readers [ sic ] 353
20. Notes 359
21. Bibliography 403
22. Manuscripts 424
23. Index 425