A survey of the development of the novel since 1900, with detailed information about individual novels, themes and subgenres.

Chronology; Introduction Robert L. Caserio; 1. The art of English fiction in the twentieth century Dorothy M. Hale; 2. The British Empire and the English modernist novel Jed Esty; 3. Realism and rebellion in Edwardian and Georgian fiction Maria Di Battista; 4. The Great War in English fiction Paul Edwards; 5. Post-War modernism in the 20s and 30s Rod Mengham; 6. Regionalism in English fiction between the Wars Matthew Hart; 7. Ireland and English fiction Anne Fogarty; 8. Feminist fiction Kristin Bluemel; 9. Working-class fiction across the century John Fordham; 10. World War Two, the welfare state, and post-war 'humanism' Marina MacKay; 11. The Windrush generation Timothy Weiss; 12. History in fiction James Acheson and Robert L. Caserio; 13. Postmodernisms of English fiction Andrzej Gasiorek; 14. Detectives and spies Allan Hepburn; 15. The Post-Consensus novel: minority culture, multiculturalism, and transnational comparison Rebecca Walkowitz; 16. An absurd century: varieties of satire Reed Way Dasenbrock; 17. The other side of history: fantasy, romance, horror, and science fiction M. Keith Booker; Guide to further reading; Index.