Walter Besant

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Biographical material

• Biography
• A Chronology of Works by Walter Besant

Social and political themes and contexts

• Besant’s Dystopian Novels
• Besant’s Novels of East London
• Walter Besant — social topographer and campaigner on behalf of the lower classes
• "True Visions" or "Deluding Lies"? Tensions in Walter Besant's The Ivory Gate
• Walter Besant's The Alabaster Box and East End Settlements
• Walter Besant's Sympathetic Discussion of Judaism
• The People's Palace
• Slum Fiction: An Introduction

Visual arts

• George Frampton's Memorial plaque for Besant
• The Hooligans — Leonard Raven-Hill's illustration for Besant's East London
• Phil May's illustrations for Besant's East London
• Joseph Pennell 's illustrations for Besant's East London

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Last modified 30 March 2015