"In its way this is as original a work as Watt's famous first book, ''The Rise of the Novel'' (ISBN 0520230698). It is a work of great maturity, testimony to the intelligence and civility of its author." Frank Kermode | "In its way this is as original a work as Watt's famous first book, ''The Rise of the Novel'' (ISBN 0520230698). It is a work of great maturity, testimony to the intelligence and civility of its author." Frank Kermode |