The historical novel in nineteenth-century Europe [electronic resource] : representations of reality in history and fiction / Brian Hamnett. Hamnett, Brian R. Historical fiction History and criticism. Fiction 19th century History and criticism. PN3441 809.381 23 Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. Brian Hamnett examines key historical novels by Scott, Balzac Manzoni, Dickens, Eliot, Flaubert, Fontane, Gald�os, and Tolstoy, revealing the contradictions inherent in this form of fiction and exploring the challenges writers encountered in attempting to represent a reality that linked past and present. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011. 2011. 2011 Text 1 online resource (ix, 332 p.) http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199695041.001.0001 eng