Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-215) and index.
Contents:
Introduction : the despotism of fact -- Mrs. Ellis's wives of England -- Rhonabwy's virtue-bearing stones -- Dangerous but domesticated passions -- Covering the earth with leather -- Conclusion : the carrier bag theory of fiction.
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