Nineteenth-Century French Novel. A Reader's Path to Classic Fiction

“Dr. du Plessis’ work is set apart from other similar efforts with deft skill and an unmistakable scholarly component. He brings each critique alive with biographical and historical detail. What he offers is the type of overview that is long needed, for nothing quite like it exists in English.”
-Prof. Marie Wellington
University of Mary Washington

“This handy compendium is enjoyable to read and paints a rich background for the novels’ contemporary literary, social, and scientific contexts.
-Prof. Philip Sweet
Radford University


"... is very well written, thought-provoking, and interesting. Furthermore, it seems that the author's intention has been mostly didactic: the book, indeed helps English-speaking students, especially at the graduate level, for it provides a quick and good survey of nineteenth-century french fiction." -Prof. John H. Mazaheri, Auburn University

"... provides accurate and concise knowledge of the novels selected, leaving the reader free to explore these works further in his or her research, study, or leisure time." -Prof. Kathryn A. Haklin, John Hopkins University