<p><b>This volume presents fresh approaches to classic Victorian fiction from 1830-1900.</b></p> <ul> <li>Opens up for the reader the cultural world in which the Victorian novel was written and read.</li> <li>Crosses traditional disciplinary boundaries.</li> <li>Provides fresh perspectives on how Victorian fiction relates to different contexts, such as class, sexuality, empire, psychology, law and biology.</li> </ul>