Helen Chambers has produced a book which is both useful and distinctive. She documents judiciously and systematically the extent to which Fontane has become the object of methodologically diverse approaches. SOUTH ATLANTIC REVIEW 'An invaluable survey . should be read and reflected on by anyone who teaches, or just reads, 19th-century German literature.' SEMINAR '. stimulating reading. Should be in every public library.' DEUTSCHE BUECHER 'Informative, clear, makes for rewarding reading.

' GERMAN QUARTERLY'Meticulously researched.fills a void in Fontane scholarship.' JEGP'Provides an excellent reference tool for Fontane scholars and gives the general reading public a true survey of Fontane criticism on his narrative fiction.' GERMANIC NOTES & REVIEWS'Eminently readable survey of Fontane criticism.' MONATSHEFTE.