The reinstatement of realism at the heart of inter-war fiction is long overdue but is now taking place, partly because literary scholars have been reading some history, partly because historians have been thinking about culture. This readable and argumentative book makes a significant contribution to the process, showing us how important realism was to the literary left, linking as it ... Read moredid the political and literary halves of the New Statesman. That it also introduces us to some worthwhile and neglected writing is a welcome bonus.
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