Carson's essay "Slipping from the Secret History to Novel" explains the historical background of true secret histories of political opposition that began during the reign of Charles II and contributed to the development of the novel. People read secret histories with skepticism, looking for proof the stories were real. It is fascinating to see how this type of work evolved into realistic fiction, and helps explain why critics like Ian Watt consider Austen's works the end of the realist Whig novels. We enjoy any discourse that expands our knowledge of art's connection to politics in Austen's world. Other writers in this volume of essays include Aparana Gallapudi (personhood in John Locke and Daniel DeFoe); Leah Benedict (Rochester and impotence); Chantel Lavoie (Tristam Shandy and boyhood); David Oakleaf (Jamaica in Sarah Scott's Millenium Hall): Anna K. Sagal (Charlotte Lennox's Lady's Museum and feminism); Malcolm Cooke on Paul et Virginie. With review/critique by Kathryn Ready. Like new condition. McMaster University. 2015. Paper. USED. $20.00