Critical Heritage II

'Each Volume in this acclaimed series is a record of the reception given to a writer and his work from the earliest reviews to present day praise, criticism and indifference, with an emphasis on reviews contemporary to publication and on those by critics who themselves become major writers. This gives us and insight into the development of critical attitudes towards the writer, as well as the literary taste and thought of the period, and helps us to understand the writer's historical situation, his reading public, and his response to these pressures. Undoubtedly, any critic writing on these authors will study the series and be grateful that this invaluable body of material - hitherto scattered and often difficult to access - is now present in such well edited and pleasently presented volumes.' - E. Dyson, Critical Quarterly