Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface VII
3. Contents XIII
4. 1. The Province of the Novel 3
5. II. Values and Relationships 17
6. III. From Mid-Victorian Roots 34
7. IV. Lives, Times, and Places 57
8. V. The World We Live In 83
9. VI. History in Fiction 105
10. VII. Vistas in European Fiction 133
11. VIII. Fiction From Latin America 169
12. IX. Spells, Signs, and Symbols 197
13. X. The Lure of Crime 218
14. XI. Reviewing a Novel 239
15. Index 259