This book investigates the transformation of novel production in the late Victorian era from a petty-commodity to a capitalist mode of production. N.N. Feltes redefines publishing as literary capital, analyzing the economic and social shifts that occurred in the 1880s and 1890s. The work explores the profound implications of this transition for the form and content of the novel during this pivotal period. It examines how the evolving publishing industry shaped literary output and authorial practice.

This scholarly work offers a rigorous analysis of the economic underpinnings of late Victorian literature. It is likely to be of significant interest to academics and students specializing in Victorian studies, literary economics, and publishing history. The book's redefinition of publishing as literary capital provides a novel framework for understanding the period's literary output.