Download or read book Irish Novelists and the Victorian Age written by James H. Murphy and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2011-01-13 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text is a comprehensive study of fiction written by Irish authors during the Victorian age. James Murphy analyses the development of the novel in Ireland and examines the work of authors including William Carleton, Charles Lever, Somerville and Ross, and Bram Stoker in the social and literary contexts of their times.