Bestsellers: Popular Fiction Since 1900

Clive Bloom is Emeritus Professor of English and American Studies at Middlesex University, UK and currently holds two other professorial posts. A broadcaster and a widely published writer, he is also Series Editor of Palgrave Macmillan's Crime and Gothic series.

• 1. Origins, Problems and Philosophy of the Bestseller.- 2. How the British Read.- 3 Genre: History and Form.- 4. Literature for Children.- 5. Further Thoughts on Literature for Children.- 6. Best-selling Authors Since 1900.