The American novel to 1870 / edited by J. Gerald Kennedy and Leland S. Person. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2014] - 1 online resource (xiv, 640 pages). - The Oxford history of the novel in English ; volume 5 .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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American fiction--History and criticism.--18th century
American fiction--History and criticism.--19th century
Literature and society--History--United States--18th century.
Literature and society--History--United States--19th century.
American literature--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
American literature--European influences.
Social conflict in literature.
National characteristics, American, in literature.