ABSTRACT

The following section is divided into five subsections: (1) Dickens's Known and Possible Historical Sources for BARNABY RUDGE, (2) Commentaries on Dickens's Use of His Historical Sources, (3) Studies of the Gordon Riots and Their Era, Published Since 1841, (4) Theoretical and Critical Studies of the Historical Novel Genre, and (5) Commentaries on Dickens's Attitude Toward History and Historical Writing.