Faulks on fiction: great British characters and the secret life of the novel
by Faulks, Sebastian.
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BookPublisher: BBC 2011ISBN: 9781846079597; 1846079594.Classification number: 823.009 FAUSubject(s): English fiction -- History and criticism | Fictitious characters | National characteristics, British, in literature | National characteristics, BritishSubject: The British invented the novel, with the publication of 'Robinson Crusoe' in 1719. Sebastian Faulks argues here that the novel helped invent the British. He examines many enduring fictional characters from over the centuries such and shows us how they mapped and inspired the British psyche, and continue to do so.
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| 822.92 MUN Rebus: Long shadows : The rehearsal script | 822.92 REE Victoria Wood unseen on TV / | 822.92 THO Harry Potter and the cursed child. | 823.009 FAU Faulks on fiction: great British characters and the secret life of the novel | 823.009 FOW The book of forgotten authors / | 823.5 DEF Crusoe: Daniel Defoe, Robert Knox and the creation of a myth | 823.6 STI Went to London, took the dog : a diary / |
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Includes bibliographical references and index
The British invented the novel, with the publication of 'Robinson Crusoe' in 1719. Sebastian Faulks argues here that the novel helped invent the British. He examines many enduring fictional characters from over the centuries such and shows us how they mapped and inspired the British psyche, and continue to do so.
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