The 19 th Century British novel continues to delight readers and populate syllabi of survey
courses as well as specialized electives. Because there is such a tremendous volume of
literature that emerged from England during this century this volume offers a guided
chronological tour through the century featuring authors including Charles Dickens George
Eliot Joseph Conrad and many more. This volume is meant to provide a reading list for
students and educators interested in these texts including excerpts images (some of which are
taken from the novels themselves) external online resources and appendices. In addition this
volume features links to essays by 19 th century authors contemplating their own work and
position in their moment as well as suggested reading lists for contemporary scholarship on
the novel broadly construed. As an educational resource this volume contains many of the tools
and texts that are important for new readers of the 19 th century British novel as well as
educators building survey courses or specialized electives with an eye towards accessibility
and convenience.
