A Natural History of the Romance Novel

CONTENTS

C O N T E N T S Pref,icc: Tl-icMost Poptll,ir. Le,ist Rest.ccted Litcr,iry xi PART I C R I T I C S A N D T H E R O M A N C E I The Rorlldnic \o\ el ~ n d \Yomen'\ Bond~gc i 2 In L>cfcn\c of the Rorlldnic \o\cl 9 PART N O V E L D E F I N E D i The L3chnltlon 1 9 1 The L3chnltlon Expcindcd 17 j The Genre \ Limitc 47 PART 111. T H E R O h l A N C E N O V E L , 1740-1908 6. 7. The First Bcst Seller: Puinc/u. 1740 6 8. 7 1 1 ~ Bcst Ronl,incc Norcl Ercr \Yrittei~: I'l-idi. aid 1'1.i.jz1dzn. 1 1 7i 9. Frccdorll ~ n d Rochester: Jai~c Eyl-i.. 1847 Si 10. The Rorlldnic For111in the \'iitori~n h\.lulriplotNo\ el: f i a ~ n / ~ P U I J O I I ~ C , 861 9 I 1. 7 1 1 ~ Ide,il Ronl,incc Norcl: A Rooril ti,itl: 1 icti,, 1908 99 PART IV. T H E T W E N T I E T H - C E N T U R Y R O M A N C E N O V E L 13. 7 1 1 ~ Pot\ul,ir Ronl,incc Sore1 in tl-ic hrsi~ticthCeiltury 107 13. Ciril Contr,icts: Georgette Hcver 135 11. Courtship 2nd Suspense: h l ~ r ~ . Stc\\.~rt 1 4 3 1 H~rlcc~uin, Silhouctrc, ~ n d the ,Arncrii~l3iz~tion the Populdr Rorlldnic so\,cl: jdnct L>dilc1. 1 j 16. D , I I I ~ ~ ~ O L I S JCiylle "m11 Kre11tz 1 69 I7. One M,in. One \fhnlcin: Sor,i Roberts 8 This page intentionally left blank This page intentionally left blank ...