Lives of Victorian Literary Figures, Part V, Volume 2 : Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Wilkie Collins and William Thackeray by their contemporaries

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Considers the reputations and biographical portrayal of three innovative and controversial writers: Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Wilkie Collins and William Thackeray. These anthologies of contemporary biographical material shed light on the processes at work in the establishment of a public image and a critical reputation.