Table of Contents
Acknowledgements Introduction Frank Norris: A Brief Chronology A Note on the Text
Vandover and the Brute
Appendix A: Norris, Naturalism, and the Novel
- Frank Norris, “Zola as a Romantic Writer” The Wave (27 June 1896)
- From Émile Zola, “The Experimental Novel,” The Experimental Novel and Other Essays (1893)
- From Frank Norris, “The Responsibilities of the Novelist,” The Responsibilities of the Novelist (1903)
- From Frank Norris, “The Novel with a ‘Purpose,’” The Responsibilities of the Novelist (1903)
Appendix B: Gender, Evolution, and Degeneration
- Frank Norris, “Western City Types: The ‘Fast’ Girl” The Wave (9 May 1896)
- From Joseph Le Conte, Evolution: Its Nature, Its Evidences, and Its Relation to Religious Thought (1899)
- From Max Nordau, from Degeneration (1895)
Appendix C: Visual Contexts
- Luis Ricardo Falero, Witches Going to the Their Sabbath (1878)
- Philippe-Jacques Van Bree, The Harem Bath
- Jean-Léon Gérôme, The Great Bath at Bursa, Turkey (1885)
- Jean-Léon Gérôme, Thirst (1888)
- Images of Gibson Girls
Select Bibliography and Suggested Further Reading