G.W.M. Reynolds

'Arresting and consistently absorbing, this collection on G.W.M. Reynolds has occasioned original research on this most mysterious of figures by the Reynolds experts alive today. Reynolds's huge part in nineteenth-century literary, political, and media culture is excavated to reveal facets of his diverse production - as editor, novelist, publisher, and proprietor. This largely unknown territory is mapped further by a bibliography of his elusive work and illustrations from it'. Laurel Brake, Birkbeck, University of London, UK 'Reynolds's career has been little surveyed in years past, his reputation eclipsed by his links to sensationalist literature. This collection acts as a timely corrective to commonplace assumptions about his work. It is the first major length survey of Reynolds's legacy in the areas of popular journalism and popular literature...' Sharp News 'The introduction by Anne Humpherys and Louis James explains what is known - and not known - about Reynold's biography and provides an overview of his work and a history of its reception. Conscientious footnotes to the sources and analyses of their contradictory assertions are actually at the foot of the page (for which Ashgate must be praised). In addition, the book has a good index and a single bibliography of secondary sources... . Studying or just sampling the works of G.W.M Reynolds has become much more widely possible, and the essays in this book provide essential adjuncts to research and appreciation.' Journal of British Studies 'This anthology is most welcome for its remarkable breadth, with essays ranging from Reynolds's early life in Paris after his revolt against a military career, through to his reputation as a radical writer in twentieth-century Britain and Bengal. Like any good collection, it both defines current work and suggests new areas in need of further research.' Victorian Studies