pt. 1. The literature: The novel / Geoffrey Hemstedt -- Poetry / Laurence Lerner -- pt. 2. The society: Material development: the condition of England 1830-1860 / Barry Supple -- The condition of England 1860-1900 / Carol Dyhouse -- The governing framework: social class and institutional reform in Victorian Britain / Barry Supple -- The sense of the past / J.W. Burrow -- Painting and illustration / Geoffrey Hemstedt -- Faith, doubt and unbelief / J.W. Burrow -- The role of women: from self-sacrifice to self-awareness / Carol Dyhouse -- pt. 3. Literature and society: An essay on Dombey and Son / Laurence Lerner -- An essay on The princess / Laurence Lerner.
