Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction 1
4. PART I. Distinction and the Face
5. Chapter 1. Discerning Characters 25
6. Chapter 2. Reading and Breeding 55
7. Chapter 3. Th e Face of Seduction 73
8. Chapter 4. The Face of the Public 121
9. PART II. The Changing Face of the Novel
10. Chapter 5. The Invisible Aristocrat 155
11. Chapter 6. The Physiognomic Fallacy 186
12. Epilogue 231
13. Notes 235
14. Bibliography 277
15. Index 311
16. Acknowledgments 317