English Industrial Fiction of the Mid-Nineteenth Century The Voice of the People

"While focusing on a distant time, at the climax of the industrial revolution, Knight's book actually provides us with critical tools that help us achieve a better understanding of the resurging social conflicts (and therapeutic efforts) that mark the entire span of modernity. [Knight] has once again proved able to discuss a literary phenomenon in depth, in relation to a precise socio-political background, while also alerting us to a rich cloud of finely spun - but how solid! - connections"

-- Maurizio Ascari, Università di Bologna