The novel, in its best form, I regard as one of the most powerful engines of civilization ever invented.


Essays from the Edinburgh and Quarterly Reviews: With Addresses and Other Pieces (ed. 1857)


The novel, in its best form, I regard as one of the most powerful engines of civilization ever invented.

The novel, in its best form, I regard as one of the most powerful engines of civilization ever invented.

The novel, in its best form, I regard as one of the most powerful engines of civilization ever invented.

The novel, in its best form, I regard as one of the most powerful engines of civilization ever invented.