Cover -- Realism, Form, And Representation In The Edwardian Novel: Synthetic Realism -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Introduction -- The Map And The Territory -- New Century, New Realism -- Atomized: A Crisis Of Materialism -- Synthesized: 'not Subjectively Unreal' -- Chapter 1: Joseph Conrad: The Visible Universe -- 'craftsmen As Well As Seers' -- 'multitudinous Tandems': Nostromo -- 'and What Remains?' The Secret Agent -- 'snaring The Invisible Into Shape' -- Chapter 2: May Sinclair: The Finding Of The Absolute -- 'the Reality I Am Looking For' 'reality Itself, Pressed On The Senses': The Divine Fire -- 'victims Of Our Own Metaphors': The Creators -- 'in Touch With The New' -- Chapter 3: Arnold Bennett: What Life Is -- 'wonder In A Hard Hat And A Business Suit' -- 'the Usual Miraculously Transformed By Art Into The Sublime': The Old Wives' Tale -- 'a Flood Of Consciousness': Clayhanger -- 'infantile Realisms' -- Chapter 4: H. G. Wells: More Than History Can Pattern -- 'how It Is Done' -- 'stirring Up The Dregs': Tono-bungay -- 'little Life Circles': Kipps And The History Of Mr Polly -- 'somewhere Between Politics And Literature' Chapter 5: Ford Madox Ford: The Whole Impression -- 'a View Of Life As A Whole?' -- 'won't It Make Everything Different?' A Call -- 'you Don't Tell Me Anything': The Good Soldier -- 'i Didn't Know What To Say' -- Conclusion -- Works Cited -- Index Charlotte Jones. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Electronic Reproduction. Oxford Available Via World Wide Web.