Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-195) and index.
Introduction: fact, fiction, and pleasure -- True fictions and false histories: the secret rise of the roman à clef -- Open secrets and hidden truths: Wilde and Freud -- Libel: policing the laws of fiction -- The novel at the bar: Joyce, Lewis, and libel -- The coterie as commodity: Huxley, Lawrence, Rhys, and the business of revenge.
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Joyce, James,1882-1941.
Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900, The picture of Dorian Gray
English fiction-- 20th century-- History and criticism.
Law and literature-- Great Britain-- History-- 20th century.
Libel and slander in literature.
Modernism (Literature)-- Great Britain.
Romans à clef-- Great Britain-- History and criticism.
Scandals in literature.
Truthfulness and falsehood in literature.
Ärekränkning i litteraturen.
Englisch
English fiction.
Juridik och litteratur-- historia-- Storbritannien-- 1900-talet.