Accessible and comprehensive account of the sensation novel of the nineteenth century.

This comprehensive collection offers a complete introduction to one of the most popular literary forms of the Victorian period, its key authors and works, its m

The Cambridge Companion to Crime Fiction covers British and American crime fiction from the eighteenth century to the end of the twentieth. As well as discussin

A new edition of this standard work, fully updated with four brand new chapters.

An overview of popular literature from the early nineteenth century to the present day from a historical and comparative perspective.