Reclamations : Essays on Neglected Novels and Endangered Ideas

is it about Lawrence that scares people? What did the Victorians understand about the effects of wealth on character that we've forgotten? Is the idea of agency replacing the idea of character in today's popular fiction? Can a novelist light a reader's path with unanswerable questions? The neglected novels and ideas highlighted in Reclamations deserve attention today not only because of their distinctiveness, but also because the fact of their neglect helps us understand the cultural present. [Publisher's text]

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