Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. PREFACE vii
3. CONTENTS xi
4. I INTRODUCTION: THE SPACE BETWEEN 1
5. II DICKENS, DAVID AND PIP 28
6. III GEORGE MEREDITH: HISTORIES OF FATHER AND SON 63
7. IV GEORGE ELIOT: A DOUBLE LIFE 92
8. V THE WAY OF SAMUEL BUTLER 116
9. VI WALTER PATER: THE DISTANCE OF MARIUS 140
10. VII THOMAS HARDY: THE OBSCURITY OF JUDE 162
11. VIII H. G. WELLS: THE HERO AS SCIENTIST 186
12. IX D. H. LAWRENCE: THE BURDEN OF APOLOGY 204
13. X PORTRAIT OF JAMES JOYCE AS A YOUNG AESTHETE 225
14. XI OF BONDAGE AND FREEDOM: LATER NOVELS OF YOUTH 248
15. NOTES 285
16. INDEX 329