The Anti-Jacobin Novel: British Conservatism and the French Revolution

by M.O. Grenby

Book Overview

The French Revolution sparked an ideological debate that brought Britain to the brink of its own revolution in the 1790s. As radicals turned to the writing of Jacobin fiction, the fear of rebellion prompted conservatives to write novels. This is the first book to examine the extent and variety of Anti-Jacobin fiction. As well as identifying an unprecedented number of these novels and considering what they contain, M.O. Grenby investigates why they...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052102126X
• ISBN13: 9780521021265
• Release Date: October 2005
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"