“The novel has always been a contradictory form. Here is a long form narrative mainly read originally by consumers who were only newly literate or limited in their literacy. The novel ranked below poetry, essay and history in prestige for a long time.”

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Dante Club

2006

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The Poe Shadow

2007

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The last Dickens

2009

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The technologists

2013

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The last bookaneer

2015

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