This engaging book provides a fascinating insight into the literary culture of Victorian England, through the lives and works of three of its most celebrated novelists: Charles Dickens, Charles Reade, and Wilkie Collins. The author explores the personal and professional relationships between these writers, and highlights their contributions to the development of the Victorian novel. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in the history of English literature.

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