Publisher's Synopsis
The Rise of the Novel of Manners by Charlotte E. Morgan, published in 1911, is an academic study that traces the development of the novel of manners as a literary genre. Morgan explores how this genre, which focuses on the social behaviors and customs of a specific class, emerged in English literature. She examines works from the 18th and 19th centuries, paying particular attention to authors such as Jane Austen and Anthony Trollope, who were central to popularizing the form. Morgan's work remains an important early scholarly resource on the genre's historical evolution.
