The Alternative Modernity of the Bicycle in British and French Literature, 1880–1920

Examines the bicycle as a literary device and a cultural phenomenon at the turn of the century in Britain and France Offers close readings and contextualisation of novels by canonical cross-channel authors including H.G. Wells, Grant Allen, Maurice Leblanc, Dorothy Richardson and Marcel ProustProvides an examination of lesser-known or neglected novels by authors such as Mary Kennard, Matthias Mc Donnell Bodkin and LT MeadeIncludes strong theoretical framework, drawing on the work of mobility the