Human Tissue in the Realist Novel, 1850-1895

“Adding to an expanding body of critical works in the Medical Humanities, Ben Moore’s Human Tissue in the Realist Novel, 1850-1895 … cleverly draws upon the Victorian notion of connectivity within biological and literary material. … what Moore’s work provides is, above and beyond, an examination of language that does much to remind us that the realist novel and scientific labels that we may assume to be definite forms have their own frailty and tendency to fragment.” (Sara Zadrozny, BAVS Newsletter, Vol. 24 (1), 2024)

“Human Tissue in the Realist Novel, 1850–1895 is a short study of the links between human tissue, human subjectivity, and forms of realism. … The result is an argument that often feels like it is reinventing the wheel, even while some theorical approaches, especially those relating to climate, feel innovative and inspiring.” (Andrew Mangham, English Studies, August 23, 2023)