Critical History of the Novel Series: The American Novel, 1865-1914: Twayne's Critical History of the Novel

Each volume surveys a specific novel-writing tradition, and includes:

-- A chronology listing publication dates of major novels, birth and death dates of novelists, and dates of significant events

-- An introductory overview of the novels and their critical reception

-- A summary of the state of the criticism

-- Primary and secondary source bibliographies